Do planar tetracoordinate tin complexes really exist?

Dalton Trans. 2013 Aug 21;42(31):11180-5. doi: 10.1039/c3dt50943e.

Abstract

New experimental and theoretical data show that the previously reported planar tetracoordinate Sn complexes [Sn(Ph₂P(Se)N(Se)PPh₂)₂] (1-sq) and [Sn(iPr₂P(Se)N(Se)PiPr₂)₂] (2-sq) were not isolated and rather confused with the selenium complexes [Se(Ph₂P(Se)N(Se)PPh₂)₂] (3-sq) and [Se(iPr₂P(Se)N(Se)PiPr₂)₂] (4-sq), respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Selenium / chemistry
  • Tin / chemistry*

Substances

  • Coordination Complexes
  • Tin
  • Selenium