Mp. Leal et al., COMPLEXES OF DIORGANOTIN(IV) DIHALIDES WITH N,N'-DIMETHYL-2,2'-BISIMIDAZOLE, Applied organometallic chemistry, 7(6), 1993, pp. 421-424
Adducts of N,N'-dimethyl-2,2'-bisimidazole (DMBIm) with diethyl- and d
ibutyl-tin(IV) dihalides (Cl, Br) have been isolated and characterized
. IR data for [SnR2X2(DMBIm)] compounds are in keeping with a six-coor
dinate tin atom with DMBIm acting as a bidentate ligand, whereas in [(
SnR2X2)2(DMBIm)] the tin is five-coordinate and DMBIm acts as a bridgi
ng ligand. Measurements of conductivity in acetonitrile show the adduc
ts to behave as non-ionogens in this solvent. NMR data show them to un
dergo dissociation in CDCl3.