DFT Calculations of the Electric Field Gradient at the Tin Nucleus as a Support of Structural Interpretation by119Sn Mössbauer Spectroscopy

Taming Tin(IV) Polyazides

The first charge-neutral Lewis base adducts of tin(IV) tetraazide, [Sn(N3)4(bpy)], [Sn(N3)4(phen)] and [Sn(N3)4(py)2], and the salt bis{bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium} hexa(azido)stannate [(PPN)2Sn(N3)6] (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline; py = pyridine; PPN = N(PPh3)2) have been prepared using covalent or ionic azide-transfer reagents and ligand-exchange reactions. The azides were isolated on the 0.3 to 1 g scale and characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopies, microanalytical and thermal methods and their molecular structures determined by single-crystal XRD. All complexes have a distorted octahedral Sn[N]6 coordination geometry and possess greater thermal stability than their Si and Ge homologues. The nitrogen content of the adducts of up to 44% exceed any Sn(IV) compound known hitherto.

Dispersion-Corrected Relativistic Density Functional Theory (DFT) Calculations of Structure and (119)Sn Mössbauer Parameters for M≡SnR Bonding in Filippou's Stannylidyne Complexes of Molybdenum and Tungsten

(119)Sn Mössbauer isomer shift (IS) and quadrupole splitting (ΔEQ) for M≡SnR bonding in metal-stannylidyne complexes trans-[Cl(PMe3)4Mo≡Sn-R] (1), trans-[Cl(PMe3)4W≡Sn-R] (2), trans-[Cl(dppe)2Mo≡Sn-R] (3), trans-[Cl(dppe)2W≡Sn-R] (4), [(dppe)2Mo≡Sn-R](+) (5), [(dppe)2W≡Sn-R](+) (6) (R = C6H3-2,6-Mes2) have been investigated for the first time. Calculations of optimized structures and (119)Sn Mössbauer parameters were carried out at the DFT/TPSS-D3(BJ)/TZVPP/ZORA level of theory. The calculated geometry parameters of stannylidyne complexes of molybdenum and tungsten (1-6) are in good agreement with experimental values of W-Sn and Sn-C bond distances. The calculated values of the isomer shift for the complexes (1-6) are almost same to the experimental values (within ±0.1 mm/s). Experimental values (ISexptl, 2.38-2.50 mm/s) and calculated values (IScalcd, 2.37-2.49 mm/s) of isomer shifts indicate that the oxidation state of tin in the studied complexes with M≡Sn-R bonding is Sn(II). The variations of ISexptl, as a function of Sn s electrons (Ns(Sn)), also exhibit a linear trend. (IS = 0.477Ns(Sn) - 1.888, R(2) = 0.9973). Calculated values of isomer shift (IScalcd) using the linear regression with the Ns(Sn) electron density are in excellent concord with the ISexptl.The calculated values of nuclear quadrupole splitting parameters (ΔEQ(calcd)) of (119)Sn using the relation ΔEQ(calcd) = (0.540 + 0.28) V are in agreement with the experimental values.

Speciation and structure of tin(ii) in hyper-alkaline aqueous solution

In hyper-alkaline aqueous solutions, the three-legged stool-like [Sn(OH)₃]⁻ is the only hydroxido complex with a very short (2.078 Å) Sn–O distance.

Influence of intermolecular interactions on the Mössbauer quadrupole splitting of organotin(IV) compounds as studied by DFT calculations

The influence of intermolecular interactions on the Mössbauer quadrupole splitting (Delta) of 119Sn was investigated in detail by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Six organotin(IV) complexes [Me2Sn(acac)2 (1), Ph3SnCl (2), Me3Sn-succinimide (3), Me3Sn-phthalimide (4), Me3SnCl (5), and cHex3SnCl (6)] of known solid-state structures and quadrupole splittings were selected. Theoretical Delta values were calculated for both fully optimized geometries and experimental solid-state structures of different size, and the results were compared to the experimental Delta values. Compared to a synthetic procedure described in the literature for compound 4, a more convenient synthesis is reported here. The experimental Delta of this compound has also been redetermined at 80 K. For compounds with negligible intermolecular interactions in the solid state, calculated Delta values obtained did not vary significantly. In contrast, the calculated Delta values turned out to be very sensitive to the size of the supramolecular moiety considered in the crystal lattice. The crystal structure of compound 2 shows no significant intermolecular interactions; however, the calculated and the experimental Delta values remained very different, even when the supramolecular moiety considered was extended. Distortion of the coordination sphere of tin in the molecule of 2 toward a trigonal bipyramidal geometry was considered, and a possible weak intermolecular Sn...Cl interaction was included in the model. Steps of the distortion followed the new structure correlation function, which was found for the R3SnCl (R=alkyl, aryl) compounds. The experimental Delta value could be approached by this method. These results suggest that compound 2 is involved in some unexpected intermolecular interaction at 80 K.

New Stannide ScAgSn: Determination of the Superstructure via Two-Dimensional 45Sc Solid State NMR

The new stannide ScAgSn was synthesized by induction melting of the elements in a sealed tantalum tube and subsequent annealing. ScAgSn crystallizes with a pronounced subcell structure: ZrNiAl type, P2m, a = 708.2(2) pm, c = 433.9(1) pm, wR2 = 0.1264, 321 F2 values, and 14 variables. The Guinier powder pattern reveals weak superstructure reflections pointing to a TiFeSi-type structural arrangement: I2cm, a = 708.1(1) pm, b = 1225.2(2) pm, c = 869.9(1) pm, wR2 = 0.0787, 5556 F2 values, and 49 variables. So far the growth of high-quality single crystals failed. Determination of the superstructure was partly based on merohedral triplet X-ray data augmented by 119Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy and 119Sn and 45Sc solid-state NMR data. In particular, the observation of three crystallographically inequivalent sites in 45Sc NMR triple quantum magic-angle spinning (TQ-MAS) NMR spectra provided unambiguous proof of the superstructure proposed. The ScAgSn structure consists of a three-dimensional [AgSn] network (with Ag-Sn distances between 273 and 280 pm) in which the scandium atoms are located in distorted hexagonal channels, each having five tin and two silver nearest neighbors. Both crystallographically independent tin sites have a tricapped trigonal prismatic coordination, that is, [Sn1Sc6Ag3] and [Sn2Ag6Sc3] environments, which are well distinguished in the 119Sn NMR and Mössbauer spectra because of their different site symmetries.

The Prediction of the Nuclear Quadrupole Splitting of119Sn Mössbauer Spectroscopy Data by Scalar Relativistic DFT Calculations

The electric field gradient components for the tin nucleus of 34 tin compounds of experimentally known structures and (119)Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy parameters were computed at the scalar relativistic density functional theory level of approximation. The theoretical values of the electric field gradient components were used to determine a quantity, V, which is proportional to the nuclear quadrupole splitting parameter (DeltaE). In a subsequent linear regression analysis the effective nuclear quadrupole moment, Q, was evaluated. The value of (11.9+/-0.1) fm(2) is a significant improvement over the non-relativistic result of (15.2+/-4.4) fm(2) and is in agreement with the experimental value of (10.9+/-0.8) fm(2). The average mean square error DeltaE(calcd)-DeltaE(exptl)=+/-0.3 mm s(-1) is a factor of two smaller than in the non-relativistic case. Thus, the approach has a quality which provides accurate support for the structure interpretation by (119)Sn spectroscopy. It was noted that geometry optimization at the relativistic level does not significantly increase the quality of the results compared with non-relativistic optimized structures. The accuracy in the approach called on us to consider the singlet-triplet state nature of the electronic structure of one of the investigated compounds.

Tetraethyl stannane: structure, conformations, and orientational order when dissolved in a nematic liquid crystalline solvent

Quantum chemical calculations are used to investigate the structure and the distribution of conformers of tetraethyl stannane, and these are compared with those of tetraethyl methane. The calculations predict that the most abundant conformers in tetraethyl stannane are those with symmetry C1, in contrast to tetraethyl methane, in which the D2d and S4 conformers are dominant. The structural and conformational information on tetraethyl stannane are then used, together with the additive potential model, to explain the finite quadrupolar splittings observed in the deuterium NMR spectrum of tetraethyl stannane dissolved in a nematic liquid crystalline solvent. This analysis emphasizes that to understand the orientational order of a flexible molecule in a liquid crystalline phase it is essential to consider the symmetry of individual conformers rather than that of an average structure.