Abstract
The syntheses of tris(organostannyl)methanes HC(SnX (n) Ph((3-n)))(3) (1, n=0; 2, n=1, X=I; 3, n=1, X =F; 4, n=1, X=Cl; 5, n=1, X=OAc; 6, n=2, X=I; 7, n=2, X=Cl) and the organostannate complexes Et(4)N[HC(SnIPh(2))(3)⋅F] (8), Ph(4)P[HC(SnClPh(2))(3)⋅Cl] (9), and [Ph(4)P](2)[HC(SnCl(2)Ph)(3)⋅2 Cl] (10) are reported. The compounds were characterized by (1)H, (13)C, (19)F, and (119)Sn NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, electrospray mass spectrometry, and (with the exception of 3) single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. From the reaction between 2 and AgClO(4) resulted the unprecedented hexanuclear organotin oxocluster [HC{Sn(ClO(4))(2)Ph(2)}(2)Sn(OH)(2)Ph](2) (11), the molecular structure of which was elucidated by using X-ray crystallography.