Kinetic studies of the interaction between organotin(IV)chlorides and tetraaza Schiff bases: Synthesis and characterization of some novel tin(IV) Schiff base complexes

In this article the kinetics of the interaction between the teteraaza Schiff bases as donor with organotin(IV)chlorides as acceptor was studied in acetonitrile. Teteraaza Schiff bases are (Me₄‐Bzo₂14]tetraeneN₄) (tmtaa), (Me₄‐4‐CH₃Bzo₂14]tetraeneN₄) (Metmtaa), (Me₄‐4‐ClBzo₂14]tetraeneN₄) (Cltmtaa), i.e., (Me₄‐Bzo₂14]tetraeneN₄)] means that (5,7,12,14‐tetramethyldibenzob,i]1,4,8,11] tetraazacyclotetradecine) (tmtaa) and organotin(IV)chlorides are methyltin(IV) trichloride, phenyltin(IV)trichloride, dimethyltin (IV)dichloride, diphenyltin(IV) dichloride, and dibutyltin(IV)dichloride. The kinetic parameters and the second‐order k₂ rate constants show the donor properties of tetraaza Schiff bases as Me₄‐4‐CH₃Bzo₂14]tetraeneN₄ > Me₄‐Bzo₂14]tetraeneN₄ > Me₄‐4‐ClBzo₂14]tetraeneN₄ and also the acceptor properties of organotin(IV)chlorides as PhSnCl₃ > MeSnCl₃ > Ph₂SnCl₂ > Me₂SnCl₂ > Bu₂SnCl₂. An excellent linearity of k_obs vs. the molar concentration of the acceptor, the high span of k₂ values, the large negative values of ΔS^≠, and the low ΔH^≠ values suggest an associative (A) mechanism for the acceptor–donor interaction. © 2011 Wiley Peiodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 43: 247–254, 2011