Communication
Complete Chalcogenation of Tin(II) Centers in an Imidotin Cluster†
Tristram Chivers Prof.,
Dana J. Eisler Dr.,
Tristram Chivers Prof.
Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada, Fax: (+1) 403-289-9488
Search for more papers by this authorDana J. Eisler Dr.
Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada, Fax: (+1) 403-289-9488
Search for more papers by this authorTristram Chivers Prof.,
Dana J. Eisler Dr.,
Tristram Chivers Prof.
Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada, Fax: (+1) 403-289-9488
Search for more papers by this authorDana J. Eisler Dr.
Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada, Fax: (+1) 403-289-9488
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The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada).
Graphical Abstract
Three terminal SnE bonds are present in the imidotin clusters [(thf)LiSn3E3(μ3-NtBu)4]− (E=Se, Te; see picture: N blue; Sn gray; Te orange; Li purple; O red) that are readily obtained under mild conditions, as solvent-separated ion pairs with [Li(thf)4]+ (E=Se, Te) or [(thf)Li([12]crown-4)]+ counterions (E=Se), by the reactions of the anionic cluster [(thf)LiSn3(μ3-NtBu)4]− with the appropriate chalcogen.
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