Js. Casas et al., THE CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE AND HYDROLYSIS EQUILIBRIUM OF TRIPHENYL(2-MERCAPTO-1-METHYLIMIDAZOLATO)TIN(IV), Polyhedron, 16(5), 1997, pp. 795-800
The title compound was prepared from 1-methyl-2(3H)-imidazolinethione
and triphenyltin(IV) hydroxide, and its crystal structure was determin
ed by X-ray diffraction. The crystal consists of discrete molecules wi
th the tin atom coordinated to one carbon atom of each of the three ph
enyl groups and to the sulfur atom of the deprotonated ligand. An Sn-N
interaction [2.920(3) Angstrom] slightly distorts the tin coordinatio
n geometry from that of a perfect tetrahedron. NMR spectroscopy was us
ed to study the hydrolysis of this compound in CDCl3. Copyright (C) 19
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