Two new dibenzobicyclic penta- and hexacoordinated tin compounds

Two new dibenzobicyclic penta- andhexacoordinated tin compounds ( 1–2 ) were prepared, derived from bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butyl-phenol)imine and dichloro-dimethylstannane and trichloro-n-butylstannane, respectively. Each compound is an example of two different coordination forms of the ligand. The crystalline complexes have been characterized by magnetic moment, infrared and mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, and X-ray diffraction studies. Compound 1 crystallized in the monoclinic system, space group P2₁/n; it contains a five-coordinated trigonal bipyramidal tin atom with methyl groups in equatorial positions and a planar dibenzobicyclic ring. It is a paramagnetic compound (μ_eff = 1.59 μ_B) due to the radical dianion nature of the ligand. Compound 2 crystallized also in the monoclinic system, space group P2₁/c; it contains a six-coordinated tin atom with an octahedral geometry; the dibenzobicyclic ring is planar, and the chlorine atoms are in trans positions. It is diamagnetic with a delocalized monoanion structure of the ligand. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 9:321–326, 1998