Issue 37, 2015

Diverse coordination modes in tin analogues of a cyclopentadienyl anion depending on the substituents on the tin atom

Abstract

Reactions of an anionic heavy ruthenocene with CCl4, MeI, EtBr and Me3SiCl afforded the first stannole monoanion complexes. Surprisingly, coordination modes of the stannole rings are highly dependent on the substituents on the tin atom. The chloro derivative exhibits a η4-fashion-like coordination mode with a bent stannole ring, whereas the trimethylsilyl derivative adopts the conventional η5-coordination mode. Coordination modes of the alkyl derivatives are in between the two types. Cyclic voltammograms for these complexes reveal that the electron-donating character of the stannole ligand becomes stronger as the stannole ring becomes planar. Theoretical calculations elucidate that the different coordination modes originate from both electronegativity of an adjacent atom to the tin atom and bulkiness of a substituent on the tin atom.

Graphical abstract: Diverse coordination modes in tin analogues of a cyclopentadienyl anion depending on the substituents on the tin atom

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Jun 2015
Accepted
13 Jul 2015
First published
13 Jul 2015

Dalton Trans., 2015,44, 16266-16271

Author version available

Diverse coordination modes in tin analogues of a cyclopentadienyl anion depending on the substituents on the tin atom

T. Kuwabara, M. Nakada, J. D. Guo, S. Nagase and M. Saito, Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 16266 DOI: 10.1039/C5DT02202A

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