Syntheses and Characterization of Organotin(IV) Complexes Derived from 2‐Mercapto‐1,3,4‐thiadiazole

Four organotin complexes of the types [(Ph₃Sn)(C₂HN₂S₂)] ( 1 ), [(CH₃)₃Sn(C₂HN₂S₂)]_n ( 2 ), [(Bu₂Sn)(C₂HN₂S₂)₂] ( 3 ), and [(Me₂Sn)₄(C₂HN₂S₂)₂(µ ₃‐O)₂(C₂H₅O)₂] ( 4 ) have been obtained by 2‐mercapto‐1,3,4‐thiadiazole and triorganotin chloride or diorganotin dichloride. All the complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR spectroscopy, and X‐ray diffraction analyses, which revealed that complexes 1 and 3 are mononuclear structures, complex 1 can further form a one‐dimensional (1D) helical chain, and complex 3 can further form a 22‐membered macrocycle through the intermolecular C–H·N hydrogen bond; complex 2 is a 1D infinite chain linked by intermolecular N→Sn and S→Sn bonding interactions; complex 4 is a typical ladder structure. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 00:1–8, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.21046