The first enantiomerically pure chiral tri-amidostannate, HC{SiMe(2)N[
(S)-CH(Me)Ph]}3SnLi(THF) (2), has been synthesized and structurally ch
aracterized; the crystal structure of the derived Sn-Ni heterobimetall
ic complex F)(4)][HC{SiMe(2)N[(S)-CH(Me)Ph]}(3)-Sn-Ni(CO)(3)] (5) is r
eported.