Syntheses and spectroscopic studies of inorganic tin and organotin derivatives of 1-[(4-methylphenylimino)methyl]-2-naphthol. Crystal structure of chlorotrimethyl {1-[(4-methylphenylimino)methyl]-2-naphthol}tin(IV)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0277-5387(94)00344-E

The reactions of SnCl2, SnCl4, RSnCl3, R2SnCl2 and R3SnCl (where R=Me and Ph) with 1-[(4-methylphenylimino)methyl]-2-naphthol (L) resulted in the formation of a series of adducts of which the tin:ligand ratio was either 1:1 or 1:2. The Ph3SnCl.3/2L adduct contains an additional uncoordinated ligand co-crystallized between two tin moieties. All adducts exhibit Sn-O coordination, whilst the divalent tin adduct is further stabilized by an additional Sn-N bond. An X-ray crystal structure analysis of thetrimethyltin(IV) derivative is reported.