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Although akis(2-tert-butyl-4,5,6-trimethylphenyl)distannene (9), the f
irst tetraaryl-distannene to be reported on, is stable in the solid st
ate, only the monomeric stannylene 8 can be detected in solution. An X
-ray crystal structure analysis of 9 reveals a long tin-tin bond lengt
h of 291.0(1) pm and a trans-bent Sn2C4 framework with different fold
angles of 21.4 degrees and 64.4 degrees.