Quest for triorganotin(IV) compounds containing three C,N- and N,C,N-chelating ligands

Crystal structure of a 1,1-dibutyl-1H,3H-naphtho[1,8-cd][1,2,6]oxastannaborinin-3-ol

A novel oxastannaborininol, 1,1-dibutyl-1H,3H-naphtho­[1,8-cd][1,2,6]oxastannaborinin-3-ol, has been synthesized and crystallized. It is the first reported compound with a heterocycle containing an Sn–O–B unit.

The title oxastannaborininol compound, [Sn(C₄H₉)₂(C₁₀H₇BO₂)], has been synthesized and crystallized. While heterocycles containing a C–O–B group are common, heterocycles containing an E–O–B unit, where E is an element of the carbon group except for carbon, are rare. In fact, while heterocycles containing Si–O–B units are occasionally reported (although without crystal structures), there are no reports for the corresponding germanium, tin or lead analogues. Herein, the first synthesis and crystal structure of a heterocycle containing an Sn–O–B unit is described. The asymmetric unit contains one mol­ecule showing a notable disorder of the tin atom and the butyl groups. They occupy two sets of positions with site-occupancy factors of 0.295 (6) and 0.705 (6).

Novel mono- and bimetallic organotin(iv) compounds as potential linkers for coordination polymers

Organotin(iv) compounds might be used as linkers for building coordination polymers as suggested by the isolation of [{2-(OCH)C₆H₄}Me₂SnO(O)CC₅H₄N-4]ZnTPP.

Close contacts involving germanium and tin in crystal structures: experimental evidence of tetrel bonds

Modeling indicates the presence of a region of low electronic density (a "σ-hole") on group 14 elements, and this offers an explanation for the ability of these elements to act as electrophilic sites and to form attractive interactions with nucleophiles. While many papers have described theoretical investigations of interactions involving carbon and silicon, such investigations of the heavier group 14 elements are relatively scarce. The purpose of this review is to rectify, to some extent, the current lack of experimental data on interactions formed by germanium and tin with nucleophiles. A survey of crystal structures in the Cambridge Structural Database is reported. This survey reveals that close contacts between Ge or Sn and lone-pair-possessing atoms are quite common, they can be either intra- or intermolecular contacts, and they are usually oriented along the extension of the covalent bond formed by the tetrel with the most electron-withdrawing substituent. Several examples are discussed in which germanium and tin atoms bear four carbon residues or in which halogen, oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen substituents replace one, two, or three of those carbon residues. These close contacts are assumed to be the result of attractive interactions between the involved atoms and afford experimental evidence of the ability of germanium and tin to act as electrophilic sites, namely tetrel bond (TB) donors. This ability can govern the conformations and the packing of organic derivatives in the solid state. TBs can therefore be considered a promising and robust tool for crystal engineering. Graphical abstract Intra- and intermolecular tetrel bonds involving organogermanium and -tin derivatives in crystalline solids.