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As found by X-ray structure analysis (tBuO)(4)AlSnCl (1) is monomeric
in the crystal and has a central AlO2Sn four-membered ring (Sn-O 2,153
(5)Angstrom, Al-O 1,807(7)Angstrom). The corresponding iso-propyl deri
vative 2 reacts with SnCl2 to yield a coordination polymer (iPrO)(4)Al
Sn2Cl3 3 incorporating a new trigonal bipyramidal Sn2Cl3+ cation [angl
es at tin from 67,18(5)-83,90(5)degrees]. 3 reacts with moisture to gi
ve the compound [(iPrO)(5)Cl2Al2]2O2Sn4Cl2 (4) which has a central O2S
n4Cl2-cluster of approximately D-2h symmetry with four-coordinate eta(
4)-bridging chlorine atoms.