VIBRATIONAL STUDY OF TIN-CONTAINING SILOXANE RING COMPOUNDS

By a condensation reaction of (t-Bu)(2)Si(OH)(2) (L) with tin tetrachl oridie (SnCl4), two different compounds were obtained: a condensation product between two molecules of L and a tin-containing siloxane bicyc loheptane ring compound formed by a subsequent reaction between partia lly hydrolysed SnCl4 and L. The latter was identified by x-ray diffrac tion. The Raman spectra of both isolated compounds were recorded and c onfirmed the structure obtained for the ring compound. (C) 1997 John W iley & Sons, Ltd.