Heptacoordinated diphenyllead; hexa- and pentacoordinated triphenyllead and tin compounds derived from 5H-benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline-6-thione

Heptacoordinated diphenyllead; hexa- and pentacoordinated triphenyllead and tin compounds derived from 5H-benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline-6-thione are reported. The same molecular structures were found in solution by ¹¹⁹Sn and ²⁰⁷Pb NMR and in the solid state by X-ray diffraction analysis. The ligand was bound through S and N giving a four-membered ring. Due to the tension of the chelate ring in the penta- and hexacoordinated compounds, the nitrogen approaches the metal atom from an oblique direction giving a weak coordination. Hexacoordinated metal atoms were obtained by Lewis bases coordination to the polycyclic tin and lead compounds, which was possible because the M-phenyl groups form a cavity that allows the bases to approach from the opposite direction to the sulfur atom. In some crystals, two molecules formed a cavity where a solvent molecule was included. A heptacoordinated diphenyllead bound to two ligands and having the less common pentagonal bipyramidal geometry and cis-mer configuration with two sulfur atoms lying very close together was obtained.