Self-assembly of triorganotin(IV) or diorganotin(IV) moieties and 2-methylpyrazine-5-acid: Syntheses, characterizations and crystal structures of monomeric, polymeric or tetranuclear macrocyclic compounds

A series of diorganotin(IV) and triorganotin(IV) compounds of the type [R₂Sn(pca)₂ClSnR₃]₂ (RPhCH₂1, 2-ClC₆H₄CH₂2, 2-FC₆H₄CH₂3, 4-FC₆H₄CH₂4, 4-CNC₆H₄CH₂5, 4-ClC₆H₄CH₂6, 2,4-Cl₂C₆H₃CH₂7; Hpca2-methylpyrazine-5-acid), [(ⁿBu)₃Sn(pca)]_∞8, [(CH₃)₂Cl₂Sn(pca)Sn(CH₃)₂(pca)]_∞9, {[(ⁿBu)₂Sn(pca)]₂O}₂10 and {[Ph₂Sn(pca)]₃O₂[Ph₂Sn(OCH₃)]} 11 have been obtained by reactions of 2-methylpyrazine-5-acid with triorganotin(IV) chloride, diorganotin(IV) dichloride, and diorganotin(IV) oxide. All compounds were characterized by elemental, IR, and NMR spectra analyses. The crystal structure of compounds 1, 8-11 were determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction, which revealed that compound 1 was tetranuclear macrocyclic structures with seven-coordinate and five-coordinate tin atoms, compounds 8 and 9 were polymeric chain structures with five-coordinate and seven-coordinate tin atoms, compounds 10 and 11 were monomeric structures with six-coordinate and five-coordinate tin atoms.