Crystal structure and two-stage hydrolysis of dimethoxo (meso-tetra(4-methoxyphenylporphyrinato))tin(IV), Sn(tmpp)(OMe)2

In this work, we determine the crystal structure of dimethoxo(meso-tetra(4-methoxyphenylporphyrinato))tin(IV), Sn(tmpp)(OMe)₂ (1). Experimental results indicate that the tin atom has an octahedral geometry. The geometry around the tin center has Sn(1)–O(5) = 2.020(6), Sn(1)–O(6) = 2.003(7) Å and an average Sn(1)–N = 2.10(1) Å. The two methoxo groups are unidentately coordinated to the tin(IV) atom. Two-stage hydrolysis of Sn(tmpp)(OMe)₂ in CDCl₃ was observed by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Compound (1) crystallizes in the space group P2₁/n with a = 14.7492(1), b = 19.2022(3), c = 16.0806(2) Å, = 94.104(1)°, and Z = 4.     

A non‐oxo methanolate‐bridged divanadium(IV) complex with tris(2‐sulfanidylphenyl)phosphane ligands: synthesis,structural characterization and magnetic investigation

Vanadium chemistry is of interest due its biological relevance and medical applications. In particular, the interactions of high‐valent vanadium ions with sulfur‐containing biologically important molecules, such as cysteine and glutathione, might be related to the redox conversion of vanadium in ascidians, the function of amavadin (a vanadium‐containing anion) and the antidiabetic behaviour of vanadium compounds. A mechanistic understanding of these aspects is important. In an effort to investigate high‐valent vanadium–sulfur chemistry, we have synthesized and characterized the non‐oxo divanadium(IV) complex salt tetraphenylphosphonium tri‐μ‐<!?tlsb=‐0.11pt>methanolato‐κ⁶O:O‐bis({tris[2‐sulfanidyl‐3‐(trimethylsilyl)phenyl]phosphane‐κ⁴P,S,S′,S′′}vanadium(IV)) methanol disolvate, (C₂₄H₂₀P)[V^IV₂(μ‐OCH₃)₃(C₂₇H₃₆PS₃)₂]·2CH₃OH. Two V^IV metal centres are bridged by three methanolate ligands, giving a C2‐symmetric V₂(μ‐OMe)₃ core structure. Each V^IV centre adopts a monocapped trigonal antiprismatic geometry, with the P atom situated in the capping position and the three S atoms and three O atoms forming two triangular faces of the trigonal antiprism. The magnetic data indicate a paramagnetic nature of the salt, with an S = 1 spin state.