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CCDC references: 221059; 221060; 221061; 221062; 221063
All compounds, being highly sensitive to air, were obtained by the addition of distilled stannic chloride to the appropriate nitrile (ca 10 ml, freshly distilled from calcium hydride) in a Schlenk tube and were allowed to stand until crystals deposited. These were transferred directly from the Schlenk tube to the low-temperature stream.
H atoms were located from difference Fourier maps. For (I), (II), (III) and (V), H atoms were then placed at idealized positions [C—H = 0.95 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.25Ueq(C) for CH and CH2, and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C) for CH3]. For (IV), H atoms were refined isotropically, resulting in refined C—H distances in the range 0.79 (2)–1.06 (2) Å.
Organic nitrile ligands in their coordination complexes with metal atoms are commonly regarded as both σ-donors and π-donors, which, having a triple bond (RC≡N), should be particularly appropriate for the transmission of electronic effects of the R substituent through the bonding scheme linking it to the metal. Presumably, any such effect will be superimposed on the common observation of the lengthening of the CN bond on coordination. The substituent is well removed from the metal and should not interact sterically with the rest of the coordination environment, unless the substituent is unusually bulky. However, the rod-like nature of the ligand may render it susceptible to substantial consequences of packing forces, which are usually manifest in deviations from linearity of the MNC linkage, NCR being less susceptible. Such effects can be explored spectroscopically, but in the present context, we wanted to examine the question from a structural perspective. The chosen vehicle for the study was the array of bis(monodentate-nitrile) complexes of stannic chloride. Only the structure of the acetonitrile complex has been previously recorded (Webster & Blayden, 1969), showing the metal-atom stereochemistry to be quasi-octahedral six-coordinate, with the nitrile ligands cis in the coordination sphere, cis-[(MeCN)2SnCl4], in a situation where the σ-donor character of the ligand might be expected to predominate. [Two determinations of the one-dimensional polymer formed by stannic chloride–glutaronitrile (1:1) are recorded (Barnhart et al., 1968; Liu, 1985), also with two nitrile donors from different ligands cis in the coordination sphere.]
Attempts were made to crystallize a number of such complexes from solutions of stannic chloride in various nitriles, under Schlenk conditions, by volume reduction and/or by cooling as necessary. Well formed colourless crystals were obtained for a diverse array of substituents, R (R = methyl, ethyl, iso-propyl, cyclo-hexyl and ortho-tolyl), and the title compounds, viz. [SnCl4(C2H3N)2]·C2H3N, (I), [SnCl4(C3H5N)2]·C3H5N, (II), [SnCl4(C4H7N)2], (III), [SnCl4(C7H11N)2], (IV) and [SnCl4(C8H7N)2], (V), were subjected to structural study. Stannic chloride crystallizes from acetonitrile solution as SnCl4·3MeCN; in the belief that one of the acetonitriles was uncoordinated in the original determination, SnCl4·2MeCN was obtained by pumping on the solid in vacuo and recrystallizing the material from carbon tetrachloride, the results of the determination establishing the stereochemistry (Webster & Blayden, 1969). In the present study, it was considered worth establishing the nature of the 3MeCN adduct, which was found to be the monosolvate of the cis-bis complex cis-[(MeCN)2SnCl4]·MeCN. One-half of the formula unit composes the asymmetric unit of the structure. The complex molecule is disposed about the crystallographic mirror plane in space group Pnma, and the Sn atom and the pair of mutually trans Cl atoms lie in the plane. The substrate molecule is well defined (Fig. 1a) but not so much as to permit refinement of the H-atom parameters at the periphery of the ligand, where displacement parameters are higher. The MeCN molecule of crystallization is more problematic; it is seemingly disordered over a continuous undulating sequence of residues passing through the cell in the b direction and is modelled with the terminal C atom in the mirror plane with full site occupancy and the CN group disposed to either side with an occupancy of 0.5 (Fig. 1 b).
The propionitrile adduct, similarly a cis-bis(ligand) complex, is also a monosolvate, cis-[(EtCN)2SnCl4]·EtCN, (II), and there is one formula unit devoid of crystallographic symmetry in the asymmetric unit of the structure. A projection of the molecule is shown in Fig. 2(a); the molecules stack in columns along b, with the voids between them occupied by the uncoordinated solvent molecules (Fig. 2 b). The cyclohexylcarbonitrile adduct is also of the same type, viz. it is unsolvated and there is one molecule of cis-[(cyCN)2SnCl4], devoid of crystallographic symmetry, in the asymmetric unit of the structure (Fig. 3a); the cyclohexyl rings adopt 'chair' configurations with their associated CN substituents appended axially.
The ortho-toluonitrile adduct, cis-[(o-tolCN)2SnCl4], is likewise unsolvated, with one molecule (Fig. 3 b) in the asymmetric unit of the structure. The iso-butyronitrile adduct, [(iPrCN)2SnCl4], also similar, has two molecules devoid of crystallographic symmetry in the asymmetric unit. Geometric parameters of the individual molecules are summarized in Tables 1–5 and the molecules are depicted, with unit cells where useful, in Figs. 1–4. The earlier determination of [(MeCN)2SnCl4] (Webster & Blayden, 1969) is derivative of a room-temperature film determination, and, although not inharmonious with the present, does not offer a sufficient degree of precision to justify inclusion in any survey for trends or correlations. In general, in all cases, the molecules of the four complexes are of the form cis-[(nitrile ligand)2SnCl4], with or without uncoordinated solvent. Defining the trans Cl—Sn—Cl array as 'axial' and the remaining N2SnCl2 quasi-plane as 'equatorial' (eq), we find in all cases that the Cleq—Sn—Cleq angle is enlarged beyond 90° by a significant margin, while the N—Sn—N angle is concomitantly diminished, consistent with the Sn—N bonds being weaker than the Sn—Cl bonds. The Clax—Sn—Clax array deviates significantly from linearity, being folded towards the N atoms and away from the 'equatorial' Cl atoms, which again is consistent with the bonds from the latter being stronger (Kepert, 1982).
Focusing more tightly on possible correlations between stereochemical parameters and substituents produces little more enlightenment. The Sn—Clax and Sn—Cleq bonds are both tightly ranged [2.352 (1)–2.376 (1) Å] across the whole array, with wide divergences in any given type for a specific compound (e.g. the Sn—Clax bonds for R = cy are 2.3488 (5) and 2.3732 (5) Å]. The Sn—N distances range between 2.255 (1) and 2.276 (2) Å, again with disparities within the familial groups (these two values are extremal for the iso-butyronitrile adduct), rendering attempts to extract significance out of what is again a tight array thoroughly insecure. The same is true of the N—C distances [1.126 (6)–1.143 (2) Å]. These values are similar to those recently reported for a free acetonitrile ligand [1.141 (2) Å; Brackemeyer et al., 1997), which implies that the numerous suggestions of a dependence of this bond on coordination, admittedly contingent on the nature of the metal, perhaps should be subject to closer scrutiny and that libration corrections may be necessary. The range of Sn—N—C angles found in single compounds [e.g. 158.2 (2)—167.9 (1) for R = o-tol and 163.2 (4)–174.8 (3)° for R= iPr] suggest that 'packing forces' may be responsible for the many substantial perturbations and variations evident in the other angles. The above results suggest that substituent effects in nitrile ligand complexes such as those presented here may be difficult to detect and apprehend by structural methods alone and that spectroscopic methods (e.g. Kawano et al., 1976) may be more apposite when based on precise geometries as are offered here. Finally, note that, although the cis configuration of the above compounds is consistent with weak Sn—N bonds (as supported by bond-angle evidence), the Sn—N and Sn—Cl distances are little different from those in [(bpy)SnCl4] [Sn—N = 2.226 (4) and 2.247 (4) Å, and Sn—Cl = 2.359 (2)–2.409 (1) Å; Zakharov et al., 1991] and [(phen)SnCl4]·C6H6 [Sn—N = 2.234 (8)–2.251 (8), and Sn—Cl = 2.361 (3)–2.410 (4) Å; Hall & Tiekink, 1996).
For all compounds, data collection: SMART (Siemens, 1995); cell refinement: SAINT (Siemens, 1995). Data reduction: Xtal3.5 (Hall et al., 1995) for (I), (II), (IV); Xtal3.5 (Hall, King, and Stewart, 1995) for (III), (V). Program(s) used to solve structure: Xtal3.5 for (I), (III), (V); SIMPEL in Xtal3.5 for (II), (IV). Program(s) used to refine structure: CRYLSQ n Xtal3.5 for (I); CRYLSQ in Xtal3.5 for (II), (III), (IV), (V). For all compounds, molecular graphics: Xtal3.5; software used to prepare material for publication: BONDLA and CIFIO in Xtal3.5.
[SnCl4(C2H3N)2]·C2H3N | F(000) = 736 |
Mr = 383.68 | Dx = 1.808 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pnma | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -p 2ac 2n | Cell parameters from 8148 reflections |
a = 10.480 (2) Å | θ = 2.6–26° |
b = 13.783 (2) Å | µ = 2.54 mm−1 |
c = 9.758 (2) Å | T = 150 K |
V = 1409.5 (4) Å3 | Prism, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.24 × 0.2 × 0.15 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 1841 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed tube | 1726 reflections with I > 2.00 σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.025 |
ω scans | θmax = 28.4°, θmin = 2.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | h = −13→13 |
Tmin = 0.64, Tmax = 0.80 | k = −18→18 |
13399 measured reflections | l = −13→13 |
Refinement on F | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.019 | H-atom parameters not refined |
wR(F2) = 0.022 | w = [1/σ2(F) + 0.0002F2] |
S = 1.18 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.024 |
1726 reflections | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
80 parameters | Δρmin = −0.54 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: Zachariasen, equation (22) of Larson (1970) |
0 constraints | Extinction coefficient: 1070 (45) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
[SnCl4(C2H3N)2]·C2H3N | V = 1409.5 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 383.68 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, Pnma | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.480 (2) Å | µ = 2.54 mm−1 |
b = 13.783 (2) Å | T = 150 K |
c = 9.758 (2) Å | 0.24 × 0.2 × 0.15 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 1841 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | 1726 reflections with I > 2.00 σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.64, Tmax = 0.80 | Rint = 0.025 |
13399 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.019 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.022 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 1.18 | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
1726 reflections | Δρmin = −0.54 e Å−3 |
80 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
Sn | 0.44736 (2) | 0.25000 | 0.49194 (2) | 0.01575 (11) | |
Cl1 | 0.26305 (8) | 0.25000 | 0.62943 (10) | 0.0288 (4) | |
Cl2 | 0.59261 (9) | 0.25000 | 0.30658 (9) | 0.0279 (4) | |
Cl3 | 0.54915 (6) | 0.37967 (4) | 0.60668 (6) | 0.0272 (3) | |
N11 | 0.3411 (2) | 0.14065 (14) | 0.3627 (2) | 0.0244 (10) | |
C11 | 0.2897 (3) | 0.08439 (18) | 0.2987 (3) | 0.0283 (12) | |
C12 | 0.2215 (4) | 0.0133 (2) | 0.2165 (4) | 0.055 (2) | |
N21 | 0.4795 (10) | 0.0570 (8) | 0.0023 (10) | 0.093 (7) | .50000 |
C21 | 0.4548 (9) | 0.1367 (11) | −0.0103 (9) | 0.076 (6) | .50000 |
C22 | 0.4239 (6) | 0.25000 | −0.0291 (6) | 0.094 (5) | |
H12a | 0.22282 | 0.03204 | 0.12254 | 0.08000* | |
H12b | 0.13511 | 0.00866 | 0.24628 | 0.08000* | |
H12c | 0.26098 | −0.04859 | 0.22517 | 0.08000* | |
H22a | 0.39622 | 0.27785 | 0.05567 | 0.04200* | .50000 |
H22b | 0.49520 | 0.28426 | −0.06219 | 0.04200* | .50000 |
H22c | 0.35707 | 0.25758 | −0.09452 | 0.04200* | .50000 |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Sn | 0.01542 (11) | 0.01333 (10) | 0.01850 (11) | 0.00000 | −0.00125 (8) | 0.00000 |
Cl1 | 0.0239 (4) | 0.0277 (4) | 0.0347 (5) | 0.00000 | 0.0093 (4) | 0.00000 |
Cl2 | 0.0297 (4) | 0.0253 (4) | 0.0287 (4) | 0.00000 | 0.0099 (3) | 0.00000 |
Cl3 | 0.0284 (3) | 0.0221 (3) | 0.0310 (3) | −0.0043 (2) | −0.0055 (2) | −0.0066 (2) |
N11 | 0.0260 (10) | 0.0189 (9) | 0.0283 (10) | 0.0008 (8) | −0.0054 (9) | −0.0004 (8) |
C11 | 0.0313 (13) | 0.0192 (11) | 0.0343 (13) | 0.0027 (10) | −0.0115 (11) | 0.0007 (10) |
C12 | 0.070 (2) | 0.0242 (14) | 0.070 (2) | 0.0011 (15) | −0.047 (2) | −0.0071 (14) |
N21 | 0.098 (7) | 0.124 (8) | 0.058 (5) | −0.022 (7) | 0.006 (5) | 0.006 (7) |
C21 | 0.048 (4) | 0.145 (10) | 0.036 (4) | −0.009 (6) | 0.002 (4) | −0.000 (6) |
C22 | 0.045 (3) | 0.199 (10) | 0.038 (3) | 0.00000 | −0.001 (3) | 0.00000 |
Sn—Cl1 | 2.3518 (10) | C12—H12c | 0.952 |
Sn—Cl2 | 2.3641 (10) | N21—C21 | 1.137 (18) |
Sn—Cl3 | 2.3635 (7) | C21—C22 | 1.605 (15) |
Sn—N11 | 2.259 (2) | C22—H22a | 0.957 |
Sn—Cl3i | 2.3635 (7) | C22—H22b | 0.941 |
Sn—N11i | 2.259 (2) | C22—H22c | 0.953 |
N11—C11 | 1.132 (3) | C22—H22ai | 0.957 |
C11—C12 | 1.453 (4) | C22—H22bi | 0.941 |
C12—H12a | 0.953 | C22—H22ci | 0.953 |
C12—H12b | 0.953 | ||
Cl1—Sn—Cl2 | 164.87 (3) | C11—C12—H12b | 110.2 |
Cl1—Sn—Cl3 | 95.77 (2) | C11—C12—H12c | 110.0 |
Cl1—Sn—N11 | 85.03 (6) | H12a—C12—H12b | 108.9 |
Cl1—Sn—Cl3i | 95.77 (2) | H12a—C12—H12c | 108.8 |
Cl1—Sn—N11i | 85.03 (6) | H12b—C12—H12c | 109.0 |
Cl2—Sn—Cl3 | 94.12 (2) | N21—C21—C22 | 178.5 (10) |
Cl2—Sn—N11 | 83.71 (6) | C21—C22—H22a | 110.6 |
Cl2—Sn—Cl3i | 94.12 (2) | C21—C22—H22b | 111.5 |
Cl2—Sn—N11i | 83.71 (6) | C21—C22—H22c | 109.4 |
Cl3—Sn—N11 | 172.56 (5) | H22a—C22—H22b | 109.6 |
Cl3—Sn—Cl3i | 98.26 (2) | H22a—C22—H22c | 108.2 |
Cl3—Sn—N11i | 89.00 (5) | H22b—C22—H22c | 107.4 |
N11—Sn—Cl3i | 89.00 (5) | C21i—C22—H22ai | 110.6 |
N11—Sn—N11i | 83.70 (7) | C21i—C22—H22bi | 111.5 |
Cl3i—Sn—N11i | 172.56 (5) | C21i—C22—H22ci | 109.4 |
Sn—N11—C11 | 178.5 (2) | H22ai—C22—H22bi | 109.6 |
N11—C11—C12 | 178.9 (3) | H22ai—C22—H22ci | 108.2 |
C11—C12—H12a | 110.0 | H22bi—C22—H22ci | 107.4 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+1/2, z. |
[SnCl4(C3H5N)2]·C3H5N | F(000) = 1664 |
Mr = 425.76 | Dx = 1.68 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -p 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 6924 reflections |
a = 11.274 (2) Å | θ = 2.6–29.3° |
b = 13.822 (2) Å | µ = 2.14 mm−1 |
c = 21.606 (3) Å | T = 150 K |
V = 3366.8 (9) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 8 | 0.4 × 0.2 × 0.15 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 6697 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed tube | 4991 reflections with I > 2.00 σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.042 |
ω scans | θmax = 34.1°, θmin = 1.9° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | h = −17→17 |
Tmin = 0.43, Tmax = 0.75 | k = −21→21 |
50732 measured reflections | l = −34→34 |
Refinement on F | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.027 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.034 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 1.07 | w = [1/σ2(F) + 0.0004F2] |
4991 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.008 |
154 parameters | Δρmax = 0.93 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.76 e Å−3 |
0 constraints |
[SnCl4(C3H5N)2]·C3H5N | V = 3366.8 (9) Å3 |
Mr = 425.76 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.274 (2) Å | µ = 2.14 mm−1 |
b = 13.822 (2) Å | T = 150 K |
c = 21.606 (3) Å | 0.4 × 0.2 × 0.15 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 6697 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | 4991 reflections with I > 2.00 σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.43, Tmax = 0.75 | Rint = 0.042 |
50732 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.027 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.034 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.93 e Å−3 |
4991 reflections | Δρmin = −0.76 e Å−3 |
154 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Sn | 0.790640 (12) | −0.005133 (8) | 0.632551 (6) | 0.02023 (7) | |
Cl1 | 0.94405 (5) | −0.00764 (3) | 0.70691 (2) | 0.0297 (2) | |
Cl2 | 0.89762 (5) | −0.09526 (4) | 0.55809 (3) | 0.0375 (3) | |
Cl3 | 0.68319 (5) | −0.13302 (4) | 0.67869 (3) | 0.0352 (3) | |
Cl4 | 0.63603 (5) | 0.03514 (4) | 0.56285 (3) | 0.0339 (3) | |
N1 | 0.87677 (16) | 0.12964 (12) | 0.59671 (8) | 0.0297 (9) | |
C11 | 0.91905 (18) | 0.19389 (14) | 0.57247 (9) | 0.0255 (9) | |
C13 | 0.8900 (2) | 0.29709 (16) | 0.48239 (10) | 0.0327 (11) | |
C12 | 0.9668 (2) | 0.27586 (14) | 0.53833 (10) | 0.0268 (10) | |
N2 | 0.70016 (16) | 0.10200 (13) | 0.69522 (8) | 0.0293 (9) | |
C21 | 0.63823 (19) | 0.15638 (14) | 0.71688 (9) | 0.0251 (9) | |
C22 | 0.5512 (2) | 0.22618 (14) | 0.74003 (9) | 0.0262 (10) | |
C23 | 0.4501 (2) | 0.23526 (19) | 0.69435 (11) | 0.0417 (14) | |
N0 | 0.8239 (2) | −0.16084 (16) | 0.37406 (10) | 0.0404 (12) | |
C01 | 0.8092 (2) | −0.0821 (2) | 0.38517 (13) | 0.0383 (13) | |
C02 | 0.7893 (3) | 0.0202 (2) | 0.40058 (15) | 0.0487 (16) | |
C03 | 0.6947 (3) | 0.0656 (2) | 0.36288 (17) | 0.067 (2) | |
H13a | 0.92050 | 0.35155 | 0.46012 | 0.05000* | |
H13b | 0.81067 | 0.31273 | 0.49554 | 0.05000* | |
H13c | 0.88689 | 0.24292 | 0.45579 | 0.05000* | |
H12a | 1.04516 | 0.26166 | 0.52497 | 0.03400* | |
H12b | 0.96894 | 0.33146 | 0.56471 | 0.03400* | |
H22a | 0.58829 | 0.28789 | 0.74540 | 0.03300* | |
H22b | 0.52126 | 0.20517 | 0.77903 | 0.03300* | |
H23a | 0.39268 | 0.28000 | 0.70794 | 0.06300* | |
H23b | 0.41310 | 0.17333 | 0.68830 | 0.06300* | |
H23c | 0.48014 | 0.25606 | 0.65467 | 0.06300* | |
H02a | 0.86204 | 0.05575 | 0.39432 | 0.06200* | |
H02b | 0.76871 | 0.02603 | 0.44354 | 0.06200* | |
H03a | 0.68370 | 0.13201 | 0.37346 | 0.10100* | |
H03b | 0.62119 | 0.03228 | 0.36891 | 0.10100* | |
H03c | 0.71452 | 0.06199 | 0.31969 | 0.10100* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Sn | 0.02000 (7) | 0.01776 (6) | 0.02294 (7) | 0.00097 (4) | 0.00009 (4) | −0.00039 (4) |
Cl1 | 0.0307 (3) | 0.0270 (2) | 0.0316 (2) | −0.00329 (19) | −0.0094 (2) | 0.00090 (18) |
Cl2 | 0.0317 (3) | 0.0441 (3) | 0.0367 (3) | 0.0109 (2) | −0.0004 (2) | −0.0151 (2) |
Cl3 | 0.0374 (3) | 0.0293 (2) | 0.0387 (3) | −0.0119 (2) | −0.0033 (2) | 0.0067 (2) |
Cl4 | 0.0283 (3) | 0.0361 (3) | 0.0375 (3) | 0.0065 (2) | −0.0080 (2) | 0.0021 (2) |
N1 | 0.0280 (10) | 0.0270 (8) | 0.0341 (10) | −0.0008 (7) | 0.0003 (7) | 0.0045 (7) |
C11 | 0.0239 (10) | 0.0260 (9) | 0.0266 (9) | 0.0006 (7) | 0.0000 (7) | −0.0007 (7) |
C13 | 0.0352 (12) | 0.0319 (10) | 0.0310 (11) | −0.0005 (9) | 0.0021 (9) | 0.0068 (8) |
C12 | 0.0261 (10) | 0.0230 (9) | 0.0311 (10) | −0.0023 (7) | 0.0032 (8) | 0.0030 (7) |
N2 | 0.0296 (10) | 0.0275 (8) | 0.0309 (9) | −0.0002 (7) | 0.0043 (7) | −0.0033 (7) |
C21 | 0.0265 (10) | 0.0222 (8) | 0.0266 (9) | −0.0019 (7) | 0.0008 (8) | −0.0004 (7) |
C22 | 0.0305 (11) | 0.0231 (9) | 0.0251 (9) | 0.0029 (7) | 0.0033 (8) | −0.0031 (7) |
C23 | 0.0407 (14) | 0.0482 (14) | 0.0363 (13) | 0.0147 (11) | −0.0065 (10) | −0.0066 (10) |
N0 | 0.0323 (11) | 0.0429 (12) | 0.0462 (12) | 0.0014 (9) | 0.0055 (9) | 0.0029 (9) |
C01 | 0.0266 (12) | 0.0436 (13) | 0.0446 (13) | 0.0000 (10) | 0.0016 (10) | 0.0010 (11) |
C02 | 0.0469 (17) | 0.0510 (15) | 0.0483 (16) | −0.0025 (13) | 0.0022 (13) | −0.0081 (13) |
C03 | 0.076 (2) | 0.0439 (16) | 0.080 (2) | 0.0101 (16) | −0.0306 (19) | −0.0024 (15) |
Sn—Cl1 | 2.3609 (6) | C21—C22 | 1.464 (3) |
Sn—Cl2 | 2.3653 (6) | C22—C23 | 1.513 (3) |
Sn—Cl3 | 2.3634 (6) | C22—H22a | 0.957 |
Sn—Cl4 | 2.3699 (6) | C22—H22b | 0.953 |
Sn—N1 | 2.2388 (18) | C23—H23a | 0.942 |
Sn—N2 | 2.2508 (18) | C23—H23b | 0.961 |
N1—C11 | 1.136 (3) | C23—H23c | 0.966 |
C11—C12 | 1.455 (3) | N0—C01 | 1.127 (4) |
C13—C12 | 1.516 (3) | C01—C02 | 1.470 (4) |
C13—H13a | 0.957 | C02—C03 | 1.482 (5) |
C13—H13b | 0.963 | C02—H02a | 0.965 |
C13—H13c | 0.944 | C02—H02b | 0.960 |
C12—H12a | 0.949 | C03—H03a | 0.954 |
C12—H12b | 0.957 | C03—H03b | 0.957 |
N2—C21 | 1.128 (3) | C03—H03c | 0.961 |
Cl1—Sn—Cl2 | 94.68 (2) | H12a—C12—H12b | 108.9 |
Cl1—Sn—Cl3 | 94.44 (2) | Sn—N2—C21 | 165.66 (17) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl4 | 167.095 (18) | N2—C21—C22 | 174.8 (2) |
Cl1—Sn—N1 | 85.98 (5) | C21—C22—C23 | 109.69 (17) |
Cl1—Sn—N2 | 86.12 (5) | C21—C22—H22a | 109.6 |
Cl2—Sn—Cl3 | 98.88 (2) | C21—C22—H22b | 109.78 |
Cl2—Sn—Cl4 | 93.82 (2) | C23—C22—H22a | 109.54 |
Cl2—Sn—N1 | 88.96 (5) | C23—C22—H22b | 109.6 |
Cl2—Sn—N2 | 170.64 (5) | H22a—C22—H22b | 108.60 |
Cl3—Sn—Cl4 | 93.82 (2) | C22—C23—H23a | 111.6 |
Cl3—Sn—N1 | 172.09 (4) | C22—C23—H23b | 110.0 |
Cl3—Sn—N2 | 90.35 (5) | C22—C23—H23c | 109.8 |
Cl4—Sn—N1 | 84.48 (5) | H23a—C23—H23b | 109.2 |
Cl4—Sn—N2 | 83.94 (5) | H23a—C23—H23c | 108.8 |
N1—Sn—N2 | 81.79 (7) | H23b—C23—H23c | 107.2 |
Sn—N1—C11 | 172.75 (17) | N0—C01—C02 | 179.1 (3) |
N1—C11—C12 | 176.1 (2) | C01—C02—C03 | 113.2 (3) |
C12—C13—H13a | 110.3 | C01—C02—H02a | 109.1 |
C12—C13—H13b | 109.8 | C01—C02—H02b | 109.6 |
C12—C13—H13c | 110.7 | C03—C02—H02a | 108.6 |
H13a—C13—H13b | 107.8 | C03—C02—H02b | 108.8 |
H13a—C13—H13c | 109.3 | H02a—C02—H02b | 107.3 |
H13b—C13—H13c | 108.9 | C02—C03—H03a | 111.7 |
C11—C12—C13 | 110.07 (18) | C02—C03—H03b | 110.1 |
C11—C12—H12a | 109.72 | C02—C03—H03c | 110.1 |
C11—C12—H12b | 109.41 | H03a—C03—H03b | 108.6 |
C13—C12—H12a | 109.23 | H03a—C03—H03c | 108.3 |
C13—C12—H12b | 109.49 | H03b—C03—H03c | 108.0 |
[SnCl4(C4H7N)2] | F(000) = 1552 |
Mr = 398.74 | Dx = 1.703 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -p 2yn | Cell parameters from 8192 reflections |
a = 15.912 (3) Å | θ = 3.4–26.6° |
b = 12.316 (3) Å | µ = 2.31 mm−1 |
c = 16.638 (4) Å | T = 150 K |
β = 107.478 (3)° | Prism, colourless |
V = 3110.1 (12) Å3 | 0.2 × 0.1 × 0.08 mm |
Z = 8 |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 7872 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed tube | 5976 reflections with I > 2.00 σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.041 |
ω scans | θmax = 29°, θmin = 1.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | h = −21→20 |
Tmin = 0.67, Tmax = 0.83 | k = −16→16 |
30610 measured reflections | l = −22→22 |
Refinement on F | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.033 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.04 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 1.14 | w = [1/σ2(F) + 0.0004F2] |
5976 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.003 |
271 parameters | Δρmax = 1.74 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.97 e Å−3 |
0 constraints |
[SnCl4(C4H7N)2] | V = 3110.1 (12) Å3 |
Mr = 398.74 | Z = 8 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 15.912 (3) Å | µ = 2.31 mm−1 |
b = 12.316 (3) Å | T = 150 K |
c = 16.638 (4) Å | 0.2 × 0.1 × 0.08 mm |
β = 107.478 (3)° |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 7872 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | 5976 reflections with I > 2.00 σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.67, Tmax = 0.83 | Rint = 0.041 |
30610 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.033 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.04 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 1.14 | Δρmax = 1.74 e Å−3 |
5976 reflections | Δρmin = −0.97 e Å−3 |
271 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Sn1 | 0.367593 (18) | 0.68038 (2) | 0.548487 (16) | 0.02144 (12) | |
Cl11 | 0.44635 (7) | 0.52909 (9) | 0.62127 (7) | 0.0325 (5) | |
Cl12 | 0.29868 (7) | 0.81476 (9) | 0.44859 (6) | 0.0338 (5) | |
Cl13 | 0.42874 (8) | 0.80684 (9) | 0.65673 (6) | 0.0368 (5) | |
Cl14 | 0.23679 (7) | 0.63754 (11) | 0.58066 (7) | 0.0391 (6) | |
N11 | 0.3373 (2) | 0.5721 (3) | 0.4340 (2) | 0.0321 (18) | |
C111 | 0.3258 (3) | 0.5331 (3) | 0.3698 (3) | 0.030 (2) | |
C112 | 0.3084 (3) | 0.4860 (4) | 0.2851 (3) | 0.031 (2) | |
C113 | 0.2169 (3) | 0.5233 (4) | 0.2308 (3) | 0.042 (2) | |
C114 | 0.3199 (3) | 0.3634 (4) | 0.2891 (3) | 0.034 (2) | |
N12 | 0.4879 (2) | 0.7128 (3) | 0.5066 (2) | 0.0299 (17) | |
C121 | 0.5487 (3) | 0.7518 (3) | 0.4965 (3) | 0.029 (2) | |
C122 | 0.6266 (3) | 0.8060 (4) | 0.4862 (3) | 0.031 (2) | |
C123 | 0.6048 (4) | 0.9252 (4) | 0.4687 (4) | 0.055 (3) | |
C124 | 0.6564 (3) | 0.7531 (4) | 0.4174 (3) | 0.034 (2) | |
Sn2 | 0.056842 (18) | 0.26259 (2) | 0.351834 (17) | 0.02366 (13) | |
Cl21 | 0.13675 (8) | 0.10434 (9) | 0.41168 (7) | 0.0377 (5) | |
Cl22 | −0.05054 (8) | 0.39857 (9) | 0.30189 (7) | 0.0384 (5) | |
Cl23 | 0.08941 (7) | 0.24643 (9) | 0.22313 (7) | 0.0334 (5) | |
Cl24 | 0.16763 (7) | 0.38281 (9) | 0.42666 (7) | 0.0352 (5) | |
N21 | 0.0048 (3) | 0.2545 (3) | 0.4637 (2) | 0.037 (2) | |
C211 | −0.0253 (3) | 0.2441 (4) | 0.5168 (3) | 0.032 (2) | |
C212 | −0.0591 (3) | 0.2264 (4) | 0.5886 (3) | 0.034 (2) | |
C213 | −0.0692 (3) | 0.3328 (4) | 0.6301 (3) | 0.041 (2) | |
C214 | −0.0009 (4) | 0.1439 (4) | 0.6486 (3) | 0.048 (3) | |
N22 | −0.0599 (2) | 0.1483 (3) | 0.3037 (2) | 0.0307 (18) | |
C221 | −0.1236 (3) | 0.1014 (3) | 0.2851 (3) | 0.029 (2) | |
C222 | −0.2083 (3) | 0.0443 (4) | 0.2637 (3) | 0.035 (2) | |
C223 | −0.2806 (3) | 0.1154 (5) | 0.2076 (3) | 0.050 (3) | |
C224 | −0.2277 (4) | 0.0110 (5) | 0.3449 (3) | 0.056 (3) | |
H112 | 0.35179 | 0.51074 | 0.25976 | 0.03800* | |
H113a | 0.20730 | 0.50741 | 0.17202 | 0.06100* | |
H113b | 0.20816 | 0.59875 | 0.23647 | 0.06100* | |
H113c | 0.17234 | 0.48434 | 0.24671 | 0.06100* | |
H114a | 0.30631 | 0.33651 | 0.23268 | 0.05000* | |
H114b | 0.27748 | 0.33452 | 0.31384 | 0.05000* | |
H114c | 0.37744 | 0.34371 | 0.32258 | 0.05000* | |
H122 | 0.67511 | 0.79929 | 0.53713 | 0.03900* | |
H123a | 0.59127 | 0.96038 | 0.51383 | 0.08300* | |
H123b | 0.55522 | 0.93393 | 0.41845 | 0.08300* | |
H123c | 0.65356 | 0.96325 | 0.45892 | 0.08300* | |
H124a | 0.70719 | 0.79129 | 0.41348 | 0.05300* | |
H124b | 0.61013 | 0.76150 | 0.36637 | 0.05300* | |
H124c | 0.67143 | 0.67875 | 0.43072 | 0.05300* | |
H212 | −0.11650 | 0.19163 | 0.56870 | 0.04200* | |
H213a | −0.10463 | 0.38422 | 0.59169 | 0.06100* | |
H213b | −0.01400 | 0.36521 | 0.65849 | 0.06100* | |
H213c | −0.09607 | 0.32040 | 0.67369 | 0.06100* | |
H214a | 0.05803 | 0.17151 | 0.66847 | 0.06900* | |
H214b | 0.00009 | 0.07673 | 0.62056 | 0.06900* | |
H214c | −0.02159 | 0.13142 | 0.69596 | 0.06900* | |
H222 | −0.20423 | −0.02125 | 0.23436 | 0.04600* | |
H223a | −0.25618 | 0.16396 | 0.17660 | 0.07500* | |
H223b | −0.30718 | 0.15730 | 0.24261 | 0.07500* | |
H223c | −0.32491 | 0.07223 | 0.16990 | 0.07500* | |
H224a | −0.18676 | −0.04111 | 0.37519 | 0.08000* | |
H224b | −0.28604 | −0.01776 | 0.33274 | 0.08000* | |
H224c | −0.22425 | 0.07408 | 0.38036 | 0.08000* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Sn1 | 0.02242 (14) | 0.02455 (14) | 0.01680 (13) | −0.00314 (11) | 0.00507 (10) | −0.00027 (11) |
Cl11 | 0.0329 (6) | 0.0275 (5) | 0.0344 (5) | 0.0010 (4) | 0.0062 (4) | 0.0048 (4) |
Cl12 | 0.0359 (6) | 0.0344 (6) | 0.0272 (5) | −0.0010 (5) | 0.0035 (4) | 0.0085 (4) |
Cl13 | 0.0454 (7) | 0.0347 (6) | 0.0251 (5) | −0.0006 (5) | 0.0027 (5) | −0.0094 (4) |
Cl14 | 0.0269 (6) | 0.0588 (8) | 0.0332 (6) | −0.0022 (5) | 0.0115 (5) | 0.0129 (5) |
N11 | 0.038 (2) | 0.034 (2) | 0.0252 (19) | −0.0123 (17) | 0.0110 (16) | −0.0068 (16) |
C111 | 0.033 (2) | 0.027 (2) | 0.029 (2) | −0.0078 (18) | 0.0090 (19) | −0.0002 (18) |
C112 | 0.038 (3) | 0.032 (2) | 0.023 (2) | −0.007 (2) | 0.0094 (18) | −0.0066 (18) |
C113 | 0.050 (3) | 0.042 (3) | 0.028 (2) | 0.002 (2) | 0.002 (2) | −0.003 (2) |
C114 | 0.035 (3) | 0.035 (2) | 0.029 (2) | −0.002 (2) | 0.006 (2) | −0.008 (2) |
N12 | 0.029 (2) | 0.034 (2) | 0.0285 (19) | −0.0064 (16) | 0.0109 (16) | 0.0009 (15) |
C121 | 0.030 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.025 (2) | 0.0020 (19) | 0.0085 (17) | −0.0004 (17) |
C122 | 0.027 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.031 (2) | −0.0083 (19) | 0.0106 (18) | −0.003 (2) |
C123 | 0.063 (4) | 0.033 (3) | 0.087 (4) | −0.008 (3) | 0.048 (3) | −0.012 (3) |
C124 | 0.031 (2) | 0.039 (3) | 0.035 (2) | −0.006 (2) | 0.013 (2) | 0.000 (2) |
Sn2 | 0.02177 (14) | 0.02508 (15) | 0.02361 (14) | −0.00115 (11) | 0.00602 (11) | 0.00001 (11) |
Cl21 | 0.0354 (6) | 0.0327 (6) | 0.0401 (6) | 0.0053 (5) | 0.0040 (5) | 0.0061 (5) |
Cl22 | 0.0349 (6) | 0.0327 (6) | 0.0428 (6) | 0.0095 (5) | 0.0045 (5) | −0.0015 (5) |
Cl23 | 0.0351 (6) | 0.0390 (6) | 0.0289 (5) | −0.0021 (5) | 0.0139 (4) | −0.0038 (4) |
Cl24 | 0.0330 (6) | 0.0333 (6) | 0.0353 (6) | −0.0080 (5) | 0.0042 (5) | −0.0052 (5) |
N21 | 0.037 (2) | 0.043 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.0002 (18) | 0.0140 (17) | −0.0024 (17) |
C211 | 0.029 (2) | 0.035 (3) | 0.032 (2) | 0.001 (2) | 0.0094 (19) | −0.004 (2) |
C212 | 0.036 (3) | 0.039 (3) | 0.028 (2) | −0.003 (2) | 0.013 (2) | −0.003 (2) |
C213 | 0.049 (3) | 0.041 (3) | 0.026 (2) | 0.016 (2) | 0.002 (2) | −0.003 (2) |
C214 | 0.074 (4) | 0.032 (3) | 0.040 (3) | 0.009 (3) | 0.021 (3) | 0.003 (2) |
N22 | 0.028 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.032 (2) | −0.0048 (16) | 0.0085 (16) | 0.0018 (16) |
C221 | 0.030 (2) | 0.030 (2) | 0.026 (2) | −0.0002 (19) | 0.0101 (18) | −0.0004 (18) |
C222 | 0.031 (2) | 0.035 (3) | 0.038 (2) | −0.013 (2) | 0.011 (2) | −0.002 (2) |
C223 | 0.029 (3) | 0.065 (4) | 0.052 (3) | −0.012 (2) | 0.008 (2) | 0.014 (3) |
C224 | 0.044 (3) | 0.074 (4) | 0.051 (3) | −0.019 (3) | 0.014 (3) | 0.013 (3) |
Sn1—Cl11 | 2.3659 (11) | Sn2—Cl21 | 2.3761 (12) |
Sn1—Cl12 | 2.3684 (11) | Sn2—Cl22 | 2.3584 (12) |
Sn1—Cl13 | 2.3586 (11) | Sn2—Cl23 | 2.3580 (13) |
Sn1—Cl14 | 2.3593 (13) | Sn2—Cl24 | 2.3520 (11) |
Sn1—N11 | 2.255 (4) | Sn2—N21 | 2.256 (4) |
Sn1—N12 | 2.260 (4) | Sn2—N22 | 2.276 (4) |
N11—C111 | 1.135 (6) | N21—C211 | 1.131 (7) |
C111—C112 | 1.473 (6) | C211—C212 | 1.466 (7) |
C112—C113 | 1.534 (6) | C212—C213 | 1.511 (7) |
C112—C114 | 1.520 (6) | C212—C214 | 1.526 (6) |
C112—H112 | 0.960 | C212—H212 | 0.973 |
C113—H113a | 0.963 | C213—H213a | 0.954 |
C113—H113b | 0.949 | C213—H213b | 0.951 |
C113—H113c | 0.957 | C213—H213c | 0.959 |
C114—H114a | 0.956 | C214—H214a | 0.959 |
C114—H114b | 0.958 | C214—H214b | 0.952 |
C114—H114c | 0.950 | C214—H214c | 0.954 |
N12—C121 | 1.137 (6) | N22—C221 | 1.126 (6) |
C121—C122 | 1.464 (7) | C221—C222 | 1.467 (6) |
C122—C123 | 1.516 (7) | C222—C223 | 1.521 (6) |
C122—C124 | 1.511 (7) | C222—C224 | 1.529 (8) |
C122—H122 | 0.963 | C222—H222 | 0.955 |
C123—H123a | 0.947 | C223—H223a | 0.947 |
C123—H123b | 0.968 | C223—H223b | 0.965 |
C123—H123c | 0.960 | C223—H223c | 0.953 |
C124—H124a | 0.954 | C224—H224a | 0.945 |
C124—H124b | 0.948 | C224—H224b | 0.957 |
C124—H124c | 0.956 | C224—H224c | 0.968 |
Cl11—Sn1—Cl12 | 166.41 (4) | Cl21—Sn2—Cl22 | 165.93 (5) |
Cl11—Sn1—Cl13 | 95.49 (4) | Cl21—Sn2—Cl23 | 94.33 (4) |
Cl11—Sn1—Cl14 | 94.33 (4) | Cl21—Sn2—Cl24 | 94.18 (4) |
Cl11—Sn1—N11 | 84.97 (9) | Cl21—Sn2—N21 | 84.31 (10) |
Cl11—Sn1—N12 | 85.97 (9) | Cl21—Sn2—N22 | 85.28 (9) |
Cl12—Sn1—Cl13 | 94.14 (4) | Cl22—Sn2—Cl23 | 94.21 (4) |
Cl12—Sn1—Cl14 | 93.52 (4) | Cl22—Sn2—Cl24 | 95.05 (4) |
Cl12—Sn1—N11 | 83.36 (9) | Cl22—Sn2—N21 | 85.14 (10) |
Cl12—Sn1—N12 | 85.20 (9) | Cl22—Sn2—N22 | 83.49 (10) |
Cl13—Sn1—Cl14 | 99.45 (5) | Cl23—Sn2—Cl24 | 101.51 (4) |
Cl13—Sn1—N11 | 165.89 (11) | Cl23—Sn2—N21 | 168.83 (10) |
Cl13—Sn1—N12 | 85.72 (9) | Cl23—Sn2—N22 | 90.40 (11) |
Cl14—Sn1—N11 | 94.57 (11) | Cl24—Sn2—N21 | 89.65 (10) |
Cl14—Sn1—N12 | 174.76 (9) | Cl24—Sn2—N22 | 168.08 (11) |
N11—Sn1—N12 | 80.23 (14) | N21—Sn2—N22 | 78.45 (14) |
Sn1—N11—C111 | 168.0 (4) | Sn2—N21—C211 | 174.8 (3) |
N11—C111—C112 | 177.7 (4) | N21—C211—C212 | 176.3 (4) |
C111—C112—C113 | 108.6 (4) | C211—C212—C213 | 111.0 (4) |
C111—C112—C114 | 111.3 (3) | C211—C212—C214 | 109.4 (4) |
C111—C112—H112 | 109.9 | C211—C212—H212 | 108.9 |
C113—C112—C114 | 113.8 (4) | C213—C212—C214 | 114.0 (4) |
C113—C112—H112 | 109.1 | C213—C212—H212 | 108.6 |
C114—C112—H112 | 104.0 | C214—C212—H212 | 104.6 |
C112—C113—H113a | 111.7 | C212—C213—H213a | 113.1 |
C112—C113—H113b | 112.1 | C212—C213—H213b | 112.4 |
C112—C113—H113c | 109.7 | C212—C213—H213c | 109.9 |
H113a—C113—H113b | 108.5 | H213a—C213—H213b | 109.1 |
H113a—C113—H113c | 105.9 | H213a—C213—H213c | 107.7 |
H113b—C113—H113c | 108.7 | H213b—C213—H213c | 104.2 |
C112—C114—H114a | 108.2 | C212—C214—H214a | 109.1 |
C112—C114—H114b | 107.2 | C212—C214—H214b | 110.8 |
C112—C114—H114c | 111.2 | C212—C214—H214c | 110.9 |
H114a—C114—H114b | 108.3 | H214a—C214—H214b | 108.6 |
H114a—C114—H114c | 112.4 | H214a—C214—H214c | 108.4 |
H114b—C114—H114c | 109.4 | H214b—C214—H214c | 109.0 |
Sn1—N12—C121 | 163.2 (4) | Sn2—N22—C221 | 170.4 (4) |
N12—C121—C122 | 177.3 (5) | N22—C221—C222 | 176.9 (5) |
C121—C122—C123 | 108.1 (4) | C221—C222—C223 | 110.0 (4) |
C121—C122—C124 | 111.2 (4) | C221—C222—C224 | 109.2 (4) |
C121—C122—H122 | 109.9 | C221—C222—H222 | 109.3 |
C123—C122—C124 | 112.2 (4) | C223—C222—C224 | 112.4 (4) |
C123—C122—H122 | 109.2 | C223—C222—H222 | 109.2 |
C124—C122—H122 | 106.2 | C224—C222—H222 | 106.7 |
C122—C123—H123a | 112.6 | C222—C223—H223a | 109.9 |
C122—C123—H123b | 110.7 | C222—C223—H223b | 109.0 |
C122—C123—H123c | 110.8 | C222—C223—H223c | 110.9 |
H123a—C123—H123b | 108.2 | H223a—C223—H223b | 108.5 |
H123a—C123—H123c | 107.4 | H223a—C223—H223c | 109.7 |
H123b—C123—H123c | 106.9 | H223b—C223—H223c | 108.9 |
C122—C124—H124a | 107.7 | C222—C224—H224a | 111.4 |
C122—C124—H124b | 107.2 | C222—C224—H224b | 110.7 |
C122—C124—H124c | 110.6 | C222—C224—H224c | 109.5 |
H124a—C124—H124b | 109.3 | H224a—C224—H224b | 109.3 |
H124a—C124—H124c | 109.3 | H224a—C224—H224c | 108.4 |
H124b—C124—H124c | 112.6 | H224b—C224—H224c | 107.4 |
[SnCl4(C7H11N)2] | F(000) = 952 |
Mr = 478.87 | Dx = 1.65 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -p 2ybc | Cell parameters from 8030 reflections |
a = 10.0990 (15) Å | θ = 2.6–29.2° |
b = 15.772 (2) Å | µ = 1.88 mm−1 |
c = 12.5100 (19) Å | T = 150 K |
β = 104.719 (3)° | Plate, colourless |
V = 1927.2 (5) Å3 | 0.45 × 0.45 × 0.15 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 7502 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed tube | 6663 reflections with I > 2.00 σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.031 |
ω scans | θmax = 33.5°, θmin = 2.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | h = −15→14 |
Tmin = 0.49, Tmax = 0.75 | k = −24→24 |
28748 measured reflections | l = −19→19 |
Refinement on F | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.03 | All H-atom parameters refined |
S = 1.08 | w = [1/σ2(F) + 0.00032F2] |
6663 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.024 |
278 parameters | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.56 e Å−3 |
0 constraints |
[SnCl4(C7H11N)2] | V = 1927.2 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 478.87 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.0990 (15) Å | µ = 1.88 mm−1 |
b = 15.772 (2) Å | T = 150 K |
c = 12.5100 (19) Å | 0.45 × 0.45 × 0.15 mm |
β = 104.719 (3)° |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 7502 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | 6663 reflections with I > 2.00 σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.49, Tmax = 0.75 | Rint = 0.031 |
28748 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.03 | All H-atom parameters refined |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
6663 reflections | Δρmin = −0.56 e Å−3 |
278 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Sn | 0.809447 (8) | 0.127451 (5) | 0.315045 (7) | 0.01785 (4) | |
Cl1 | 0.94123 (4) | 0.19778 (3) | 0.20964 (3) | 0.03246 (16) | |
Cl2 | 0.59884 (4) | 0.16711 (3) | 0.19370 (3) | 0.03436 (17) | |
Cl3 | 0.83567 (4) | −0.00805 (2) | 0.24148 (3) | 0.02854 (14) | |
Cl4 | 0.71286 (4) | 0.07732 (2) | 0.45514 (3) | 0.02857 (14) | |
N1 | 0.81364 (14) | 0.25546 (8) | 0.39886 (10) | 0.0278 (5) | |
C1 | 0.80512 (15) | 0.32475 (9) | 0.42244 (11) | 0.0240 (5) | |
C11 | 0.79516 (15) | 0.41547 (8) | 0.44621 (11) | 0.0238 (5) | |
C12 | 0.86612 (15) | 0.46627 (10) | 0.37133 (12) | 0.0257 (6) | |
C13 | 0.78753 (16) | 0.45989 (10) | 0.24969 (12) | 0.0291 (6) | |
C14 | 0.63823 (17) | 0.48531 (11) | 0.23219 (14) | 0.0341 (7) | |
C15 | 0.56765 (16) | 0.43400 (11) | 0.30528 (15) | 0.0325 (7) | |
C16 | 0.64332 (17) | 0.44084 (10) | 0.42628 (14) | 0.0298 (6) | |
N2 | 1.01359 (13) | 0.11514 (8) | 0.43993 (11) | 0.0264 (5) | |
C2 | 1.12001 (15) | 0.13110 (9) | 0.49396 (12) | 0.0257 (6) | |
C21 | 1.25369 (15) | 0.16062 (12) | 0.56021 (12) | 0.0316 (7) | |
C22 | 1.36520 (15) | 0.14700 (11) | 0.49845 (14) | 0.0302 (6) | |
C23 | 1.34071 (16) | 0.19947 (10) | 0.39460 (13) | 0.0303 (6) | |
C24 | 1.32696 (18) | 0.29256 (11) | 0.41790 (15) | 0.0364 (7) | |
C25 | 1.2145 (2) | 0.30844 (11) | 0.4755 (2) | 0.0443 (9) | |
C26 | 1.2385 (2) | 0.25624 (15) | 0.58303 (17) | 0.0487 (10) | |
H11 | 0.842 (2) | 0.4234 (13) | 0.5232 (17) | 0.044 (6)* | |
H12a | 0.953 (2) | 0.4445 (13) | 0.3886 (17) | 0.042 (6)* | |
H12b | 0.871 (2) | 0.5249 (12) | 0.4013 (15) | 0.030 (5)* | |
H13a | 0.795 (2) | 0.3967 (13) | 0.2238 (16) | 0.034 (5)* | |
H13b | 0.839 (2) | 0.4950 (12) | 0.2068 (16) | 0.034 (5)* | |
H14a | 0.589 (2) | 0.4800 (12) | 0.1503 (16) | 0.034 (5)* | |
H14b | 0.627 (2) | 0.5511 (14) | 0.2464 (17) | 0.047 (6)* | |
H15a | 0.558 (2) | 0.3723 (12) | 0.2811 (19) | 0.042 (6)* | |
H15b | 0.478 (2) | 0.4539 (14) | 0.2955 (18) | 0.052 (6)* | |
H16a | 0.647 (2) | 0.4894 (14) | 0.4433 (17) | 0.041 (6)* | |
H16b | 0.601 (2) | 0.4055 (13) | 0.4738 (16) | 0.034 (5)* | |
H21 | 1.272 (3) | 0.1299 (13) | 0.627 (2) | 0.055 (7)* | |
H22a | 1.376 (2) | 0.0875 (15) | 0.4843 (18) | 0.051 (6)* | |
H22b | 1.452 (2) | 0.1678 (12) | 0.5486 (16) | 0.035 (5)* | |
H23a | 1.416 (2) | 0.1893 (12) | 0.3606 (16) | 0.037 (5)* | |
H23b | 1.253 (2) | 0.1801 (13) | 0.3438 (17) | 0.040 (5)* | |
H24a | 1.301 (2) | 0.3261 (16) | 0.343 (2) | 0.057 (7)* | |
H24b | 1.417 (2) | 0.3163 (12) | 0.4667 (17) | 0.037 (5)* | |
H25a | 1.122 (2) | 0.2905 (14) | 0.4195 (19) | 0.052 (6)* | |
H25b | 1.211 (3) | 0.3668 (14) | 0.491 (2) | 0.057 (7)* | |
H26a | 1.328 (3) | 0.2613 (15) | 0.637 (2) | 0.060 (7)* | |
H26b | 1.171 (3) | 0.2641 (16) | 0.617 (2) | 0.058 (7)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Sn | 0.01574 (5) | 0.02002 (5) | 0.01710 (5) | −0.00196 (3) | 0.00288 (3) | 0.00004 (3) |
Cl1 | 0.03352 (18) | 0.0398 (2) | 0.02533 (16) | −0.01317 (15) | 0.00981 (13) | 0.00340 (13) |
Cl2 | 0.02349 (16) | 0.0472 (2) | 0.02752 (17) | 0.00681 (15) | −0.00247 (13) | 0.00234 (15) |
Cl3 | 0.02863 (16) | 0.02527 (15) | 0.03454 (17) | −0.00329 (12) | 0.01325 (13) | −0.00775 (12) |
Cl4 | 0.03027 (16) | 0.03212 (17) | 0.02668 (15) | −0.00319 (13) | 0.01340 (13) | 0.00294 (12) |
N1 | 0.0333 (6) | 0.0245 (5) | 0.0241 (5) | −0.0001 (5) | 0.0048 (5) | 0.0002 (4) |
C1 | 0.0271 (6) | 0.0245 (6) | 0.0186 (5) | −0.0006 (5) | 0.0028 (5) | 0.0019 (4) |
C11 | 0.0311 (7) | 0.0205 (6) | 0.0194 (5) | −0.0037 (5) | 0.0060 (5) | −0.0031 (4) |
C12 | 0.0224 (6) | 0.0274 (6) | 0.0276 (6) | −0.0042 (5) | 0.0071 (5) | 0.0009 (5) |
C13 | 0.0294 (7) | 0.0354 (7) | 0.0237 (6) | −0.0006 (6) | 0.0092 (5) | 0.0055 (5) |
C14 | 0.0283 (7) | 0.0358 (8) | 0.0351 (8) | 0.0014 (6) | 0.0024 (6) | 0.0116 (6) |
C15 | 0.0212 (6) | 0.0308 (7) | 0.0446 (9) | −0.0007 (5) | 0.0069 (6) | 0.0050 (6) |
C16 | 0.0327 (7) | 0.0251 (7) | 0.0369 (8) | −0.0011 (5) | 0.0185 (6) | −0.0016 (6) |
N2 | 0.0223 (5) | 0.0280 (6) | 0.0268 (6) | −0.0047 (4) | 0.0025 (4) | 0.0037 (4) |
C2 | 0.0228 (6) | 0.0301 (7) | 0.0230 (6) | −0.0042 (5) | 0.0032 (5) | 0.0067 (5) |
C21 | 0.0207 (6) | 0.0515 (9) | 0.0196 (6) | −0.0106 (6) | −0.0005 (5) | 0.0080 (6) |
C22 | 0.0200 (6) | 0.0311 (7) | 0.0384 (8) | 0.0015 (5) | 0.0053 (6) | 0.0060 (6) |
C23 | 0.0284 (7) | 0.0368 (8) | 0.0280 (7) | −0.0028 (6) | 0.0114 (6) | 0.0009 (6) |
C24 | 0.0339 (8) | 0.0310 (8) | 0.0428 (9) | −0.0077 (6) | 0.0067 (7) | 0.0072 (6) |
C25 | 0.0338 (8) | 0.0247 (7) | 0.0731 (14) | −0.0020 (6) | 0.0109 (9) | −0.0181 (8) |
C26 | 0.0299 (8) | 0.0788 (14) | 0.0421 (9) | −0.0223 (9) | 0.0177 (7) | −0.0392 (10) |
Sn—Cl1 | 2.3732 (5) | C16—H16a | 0.79 (2) |
Sn—Cl2 | 2.3620 (4) | C16—H16b | 0.99 (2) |
Sn—Cl3 | 2.3682 (5) | N2—C2 | 1.1428 (18) |
Sn—Cl4 | 2.3488 (5) | C2—C21 | 1.469 (2) |
N1—C1 | 1.1408 (19) | C21—C22 | 1.534 (2) |
C1—C11 | 1.470 (2) | C21—C26 | 1.550 (3) |
C11—C12 | 1.541 (2) | C21—H21 | 0.94 (2) |
C11—C16 | 1.543 (2) | C22—C23 | 1.507 (2) |
C11—H11 | 0.97 (2) | C22—H22a | 0.97 (2) |
C12—C13 | 1.530 (2) | C22—H22b | 0.992 (18) |
C12—H12a | 0.91 (2) | C23—C24 | 1.510 (2) |
C12—H12b | 0.99 (2) | C23—H23a | 0.97 (2) |
C13—C14 | 1.521 (2) | C23—H23b | 1.00 (2) |
C13—H13a | 1.06 (2) | C24—C25 | 1.513 (3) |
C13—H13b | 1.01 (2) | C24—H24a | 1.05 (3) |
C14—C15 | 1.527 (3) | C24—H24b | 1.03 (2) |
C14—H14a | 1.021 (18) | C25—C26 | 1.542 (3) |
C14—H14b | 1.06 (2) | C25—H25a | 1.06 (2) |
C15—C16 | 1.516 (2) | C25—H25b | 0.94 (2) |
C15—H15a | 1.02 (2) | C26—H26a | 0.99 (2) |
C15—H15b | 0.94 (2) | C26—H26b | 0.90 (3) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl2 | 93.420 (18) | C15—C16—H16a | 108.4 (14) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl3 | 94.129 (16) | C15—C16—H16b | 112.0 (10) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl4 | 165.871 (12) | H16a—C16—H16b | 113 (2) |
Cl2—Sn—Cl3 | 99.240 (14) | N2—C2—C21 | 174.19 (16) |
Cl2—Sn—Cl4 | 95.270 (17) | C2—C21—C22 | 111.00 (13) |
Cl3—Sn—Cl4 | 95.443 (15) | C2—C21—C26 | 107.02 (13) |
N1—C1—C11 | 176.53 (16) | C2—C21—H21 | 106.6 (15) |
C1—C11—C12 | 108.47 (13) | C22—C21—C26 | 110.41 (15) |
C1—C11—C16 | 109.64 (12) | C22—C21—H21 | 111.3 (18) |
C1—C11—H11 | 106.5 (13) | C26—C21—H21 | 110.3 (14) |
C12—C11—C16 | 111.33 (11) | C21—C22—C23 | 112.13 (13) |
C12—C11—H11 | 110.5 (14) | C21—C22—H22a | 111.3 (16) |
C16—C11—H11 | 110.3 (14) | C21—C22—H22b | 105.9 (13) |
C11—C12—C13 | 111.50 (12) | C23—C22—H22a | 112.1 (14) |
C11—C12—H12a | 103.2 (14) | C23—C22—H22b | 106.8 (12) |
C11—C12—H12b | 104.0 (12) | H22a—C22—H22b | 108.2 (17) |
C13—C12—H12a | 115.7 (13) | C22—C23—C24 | 111.75 (14) |
C13—C12—H12b | 113.5 (10) | C22—C23—H23a | 108.1 (11) |
H12a—C12—H12b | 107.8 (16) | C22—C23—H23b | 107.9 (13) |
C12—C13—C14 | 111.75 (14) | C24—C23—H23a | 111.4 (11) |
C12—C13—H13a | 108.0 (10) | C24—C23—H23b | 108.1 (12) |
C12—C13—H13b | 106.6 (10) | H23a—C23—H23b | 109.5 (18) |
C14—C13—H13a | 110.4 (11) | C23—C24—C25 | 111.71 (15) |
C14—C13—H13b | 114.1 (11) | C23—C24—H24a | 109.4 (14) |
H13a—C13—H13b | 105.7 (17) | C23—C24—H24b | 111.1 (11) |
C13—C14—C15 | 111.76 (13) | C25—C24—H24a | 107.1 (15) |
C13—C14—H14a | 109.3 (12) | C25—C24—H24b | 108.2 (13) |
C13—C14—H14b | 112.0 (12) | H24a—C24—H24b | 109.2 (17) |
C15—C14—H14a | 112.2 (12) | C24—C25—C26 | 110.88 (15) |
C15—C14—H14b | 109.5 (13) | C24—C25—H25a | 106.7 (14) |
H14a—C14—H14b | 101.7 (15) | C24—C25—H25b | 109.3 (19) |
C14—C15—C16 | 111.51 (13) | C26—C25—H25a | 110.6 (13) |
C14—C15—H15a | 110.7 (15) | C26—C25—H25b | 110.5 (16) |
C14—C15—H15b | 109.1 (14) | H25a—C25—H25b | 109 (2) |
C16—C15—H15a | 110.6 (12) | C21—C26—C25 | 111.09 (16) |
C16—C15—H15b | 109.4 (14) | C21—C26—H26a | 95.1 (14) |
H15a—C15—H15b | 105 (2) | C21—C26—H26b | 110.1 (16) |
C11—C16—C15 | 111.78 (14) | C25—C26—H26a | 117.9 (15) |
C11—C16—H16a | 103.0 (16) | C25—C26—H26b | 111.4 (15) |
C11—C16—H16b | 108.7 (11) | H26a—C26—H26b | 110 (2) |
[SnCl4(C8H7N)2] | F(000) = 968 |
Mr = 494.82 | Dx = 1.66 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -p 2yn | Cell parameters from 6760 reflections |
a = 15.355 (1) Å | θ = 2.3–30.2° |
b = 7.3810 (6) Å | µ = 1.83 mm−1 |
c = 18.083 (2) Å | T = 150 K |
β = 104.977 (2)° | Prism, colourless |
V = 1979.8 (3) Å3 | 0.3 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 7717 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed tube | 6555 reflections with I > 2.00 σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.031 |
ω scans | θmax = 34.0°, θmin = 1.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | h = −23→22 |
Tmin = 0.72, Tmax = 0.77 | k = −11→11 |
29755 measured reflections | l = −28→28 |
Refinement on F | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.027 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.034 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 0.98 | w = [1/σ2(F) + 0.0004F2] |
6555 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.007 |
208 parameters | Δρmax = 0.97 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −1.10 e Å−3 |
0 constraints |
[SnCl4(C8H7N)2] | V = 1979.8 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 494.82 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 15.355 (1) Å | µ = 1.83 mm−1 |
b = 7.3810 (6) Å | T = 150 K |
c = 18.083 (2) Å | 0.3 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm |
β = 104.977 (2)° |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 7717 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | 6555 reflections with I > 2.00 σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.72, Tmax = 0.77 | Rint = 0.031 |
29755 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.027 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.034 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 0.98 | Δρmax = 0.97 e Å−3 |
6555 reflections | Δρmin = −1.10 e Å−3 |
208 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Sn | 0.737510 (10) | 0.52190 (2) | 0.499030 (10) | 0.02290 (5) | |
Cl1 | 0.79896 (4) | 0.48536 (7) | 0.39330 (3) | 0.0404 (2) | |
Cl2 | 0.83983 (4) | 0.74987 (7) | 0.55946 (3) | 0.0443 (2) | |
Cl3 | 0.61884 (5) | 0.71237 (8) | 0.43398 (3) | 0.0517 (3) | |
Cl4 | 0.67975 (4) | 0.46996 (7) | 0.60542 (3) | 0.0359 (2) | |
N1 | 0.83998 (11) | 0.3077 (2) | 0.55367 (9) | 0.0336 (7) | |
C1 | 0.90140 (12) | 0.2258 (2) | 0.58472 (10) | 0.0274 (7) | |
C11 | 0.98011 (11) | 0.1264 (2) | 0.62373 (9) | 0.0240 (6) | |
C12 | 0.98362 (11) | 0.0447 (2) | 0.69444 (9) | 0.0244 (6) | |
C121 | 0.90548 (14) | 0.0514 (3) | 0.72979 (11) | 0.0331 (8) | |
C13 | 1.06341 (13) | −0.0452 (3) | 0.72990 (11) | 0.0324 (8) | |
C14 | 1.13453 (13) | −0.0555 (3) | 0.69586 (13) | 0.0383 (9) | |
C15 | 1.12919 (13) | 0.0255 (3) | 0.62591 (14) | 0.0388 (9) | |
C16 | 1.05199 (12) | 0.1181 (3) | 0.58949 (10) | 0.0313 (8) | |
N2 | 0.65258 (11) | 0.2789 (2) | 0.44864 (10) | 0.0347 (7) | |
C2 | 0.59243 (12) | 0.2003 (2) | 0.41259 (10) | 0.0286 (7) | |
C21 | 0.51564 (11) | 0.1059 (2) | 0.36759 (9) | 0.0246 (6) | |
C22 | 0.51891 (12) | 0.0313 (2) | 0.29683 (10) | 0.0255 (6) | |
C221 | 0.60268 (15) | 0.0402 (3) | 0.26915 (12) | 0.0365 (9) | |
C23 | 0.44071 (14) | −0.0534 (3) | 0.25440 (11) | 0.0351 (8) | |
C24 | 0.36434 (14) | −0.0649 (3) | 0.28190 (14) | 0.0430 (10) | |
C25 | 0.36329 (14) | 0.0079 (3) | 0.35209 (15) | 0.0420 (10) | |
C26 | 0.43890 (13) | 0.0948 (3) | 0.39541 (11) | 0.0333 (8) | |
H121a | 0.92523 | 0.02348 | 0.78279 | 0.05000* | |
H121b | 0.86081 | −0.03346 | 0.70519 | 0.05000* | |
H121c | 0.87991 | 0.17004 | 0.72398 | 0.05000* | |
H13 | 1.06928 | −0.10060 | 0.77840 | 0.03100* | |
H14 | 1.18771 | −0.11949 | 0.72105 | 0.05000* | |
H15 | 1.17827 | 0.01695 | 0.60300 | 0.06500* | |
H16 | 1.04764 | 0.17538 | 0.54167 | 0.03800* | |
H221a | 0.62473 | 0.16177 | 0.27290 | 0.05500* | |
H221b | 0.64810 | −0.03607 | 0.29952 | 0.05500* | |
H221c | 0.59038 | 0.00329 | 0.21714 | 0.05500* | |
H23 | 0.43964 | −0.10379 | 0.20591 | 0.02800* | |
H24 | 0.31197 | −0.12376 | 0.25201 | 0.06700* | |
H25 | 0.31076 | −0.00143 | 0.37031 | 0.07800* | |
H26 | 0.43872 | 0.14676 | 0.44346 | 0.05000* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Sn | 0.03056 (6) | 0.01963 (6) | 0.01840 (5) | 0.00109 (4) | 0.00613 (4) | −0.00001 (3) |
Cl1 | 0.0520 (3) | 0.0454 (3) | 0.0294 (2) | −0.0030 (2) | 0.0208 (2) | −0.00690 (18) |
Cl2 | 0.0680 (3) | 0.0365 (2) | 0.0302 (2) | −0.0256 (2) | 0.0161 (2) | −0.00808 (18) |
Cl3 | 0.0768 (4) | 0.0493 (3) | 0.0258 (2) | 0.0393 (3) | 0.0076 (2) | 0.00444 (19) |
Cl4 | 0.0410 (2) | 0.0424 (3) | 0.0281 (2) | −0.00065 (18) | 0.01584 (17) | 0.00459 (17) |
N1 | 0.0297 (8) | 0.0346 (8) | 0.0348 (8) | 0.0043 (6) | 0.0055 (6) | 0.0017 (6) |
C1 | 0.0284 (8) | 0.0268 (8) | 0.0265 (7) | −0.0014 (6) | 0.0064 (6) | −0.0009 (6) |
C11 | 0.0224 (7) | 0.0235 (7) | 0.0260 (7) | −0.0007 (5) | 0.0060 (5) | −0.0005 (5) |
C12 | 0.0279 (7) | 0.0216 (7) | 0.0240 (7) | −0.0039 (5) | 0.0068 (6) | −0.0021 (5) |
C121 | 0.0385 (10) | 0.0333 (9) | 0.0324 (9) | −0.0072 (7) | 0.0180 (7) | −0.0057 (7) |
C13 | 0.0356 (9) | 0.0281 (8) | 0.0303 (8) | −0.0013 (7) | 0.0023 (7) | 0.0043 (6) |
C14 | 0.0272 (9) | 0.0356 (10) | 0.0480 (11) | 0.0048 (7) | 0.0021 (8) | 0.0047 (8) |
C15 | 0.0256 (8) | 0.0437 (11) | 0.0496 (12) | 0.0018 (7) | 0.0143 (8) | 0.0017 (9) |
C16 | 0.0313 (9) | 0.0339 (9) | 0.0310 (8) | −0.0001 (7) | 0.0124 (7) | 0.0026 (7) |
N2 | 0.0325 (8) | 0.0345 (8) | 0.0353 (8) | −0.0041 (6) | 0.0056 (6) | −0.0051 (6) |
C2 | 0.0304 (8) | 0.0256 (8) | 0.0293 (8) | 0.0011 (6) | 0.0070 (6) | −0.0008 (6) |
C21 | 0.0237 (7) | 0.0225 (7) | 0.0269 (7) | 0.0019 (5) | 0.0051 (6) | 0.0007 (5) |
C22 | 0.0292 (8) | 0.0212 (7) | 0.0255 (7) | 0.0038 (6) | 0.0060 (6) | 0.0012 (5) |
C221 | 0.0429 (11) | 0.0353 (10) | 0.0367 (10) | 0.0061 (8) | 0.0202 (8) | 0.0035 (7) |
C23 | 0.0402 (10) | 0.0268 (8) | 0.0318 (9) | 0.0031 (7) | −0.0025 (7) | −0.0037 (6) |
C24 | 0.0298 (9) | 0.0309 (9) | 0.0596 (13) | −0.0028 (7) | −0.0042 (9) | 0.0012 (9) |
C25 | 0.0249 (9) | 0.0400 (11) | 0.0623 (14) | 0.0011 (7) | 0.0136 (9) | 0.0054 (9) |
C26 | 0.0312 (9) | 0.0335 (9) | 0.0380 (9) | 0.0043 (7) | 0.0138 (7) | 0.0014 (7) |
Sn—Cl1 | 2.3560 (7) | C15—C16 | 1.379 (3) |
Sn—Cl2 | 2.3678 (6) | C15—H15 | 0.951 |
Sn—Cl3 | 2.3606 (7) | C16—H16 | 0.9493 |
Sn—Cl4 | 2.3488 (7) | N2—C2 | 1.142 (2) |
Sn—N1 | 2.2687 (16) | C2—C21 | 1.429 (2) |
Sn—N2 | 2.2658 (16) | C21—C22 | 1.406 (3) |
N1—C1 | 1.139 (2) | C21—C26 | 1.398 (3) |
C1—C11 | 1.434 (2) | C22—C221 | 1.497 (3) |
C11—C12 | 1.402 (2) | C22—C23 | 1.395 (2) |
C11—C16 | 1.399 (3) | C221—H221a | 0.956 |
C12—C121 | 1.499 (3) | C221—H221b | 0.952 |
C12—C13 | 1.395 (2) | C221—H221c | 0.950 |
C121—H121a | 0.9502 | C23—C24 | 1.390 (3) |
C121—H121b | 0.9504 | C23—H23 | 0.949 |
C121—H121c | 0.954 | C24—C25 | 1.382 (4) |
C13—C14 | 1.387 (3) | C24—H24 | 0.950 |
C13—H13 | 0.951 | C25—C26 | 1.380 (3) |
C14—C15 | 1.382 (3) | C25—H25 | 0.949 |
C14—H14 | 0.951 | C26—H26 | 0.950 |
Cl1—Sn—Cl2 | 95.67 (2) | C15—C14—H14 | 119.6 |
Cl1—Sn—Cl3 | 94.78 (2) | C14—C15—C16 | 119.5 (2) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl4 | 163.987 (19) | C14—C15—H15 | 120.2 |
Cl1—Sn—N1 | 84.00 (5) | C16—C15—H15 | 120.3 |
Cl1—Sn—N2 | 83.84 (5) | C11—C16—C15 | 119.29 (18) |
Cl2—Sn—Cl3 | 98.13 (2) | C11—C16—H16 | 120.37 |
Cl2—Sn—Cl4 | 94.82 (2) | C15—C16—H16 | 120.3 |
Cl2—Sn—N1 | 89.50 (4) | Sn—N2—C2 | 158.21 (15) |
Cl2—Sn—N2 | 172.95 (4) | N2—C2—C21 | 178.5 (2) |
Cl3—Sn—Cl4 | 95.69 (2) | C2—C21—C22 | 119.40 (17) |
Cl3—Sn—N1 | 172.36 (4) | C2—C21—C26 | 118.14 (16) |
Cl3—Sn—N2 | 88.92 (4) | C22—C21—C26 | 122.45 (15) |
Cl4—Sn—N1 | 84.02 (5) | C21—C22—C221 | 121.54 (15) |
Cl4—Sn—N2 | 84.28 (5) | C21—C22—C23 | 116.62 (18) |
N1—Sn—N2 | 83.45 (6) | C221—C22—C23 | 121.84 (18) |
Sn—N1—C1 | 167.85 (15) | C22—C221—H221a | 109.7 |
N1—C1—C11 | 178.6 (2) | C22—C221—H221b | 110.2 |
C1—C11—C12 | 119.85 (17) | C22—C221—H221c | 110.50 |
C1—C11—C16 | 117.76 (16) | H221a—C221—H221b | 108.7 |
C12—C11—C16 | 122.39 (15) | H221a—C221—H221c | 108.4 |
C11—C12—C121 | 121.87 (14) | H221b—C221—H221c | 109.3 |
C11—C12—C13 | 116.48 (17) | C22—C23—C24 | 121.1 (2) |
C121—C12—C13 | 121.64 (16) | C22—C23—H23 | 119.4 |
C12—C121—H121a | 109.93 | C24—C23—H23 | 119.5 |
C12—C121—H121b | 109.80 | C23—C24—C25 | 121.05 (19) |
C12—C121—H121c | 109.61 | C23—C24—H24 | 119.5 |
H121a—C121—H121b | 109.4 | C25—C24—H24 | 119.4 |
H121a—C121—H121c | 109.0 | C24—C25—C26 | 119.6 (2) |
H121b—C121—H121c | 109.07 | C24—C25—H25 | 120.2 |
C12—C13—C14 | 121.38 (18) | C26—C25—H25 | 120.2 |
C12—C13—H13 | 119.4 | C21—C26—C25 | 119.1 (2) |
C14—C13—H13 | 119.20 | C21—C26—H26 | 120.49 |
C13—C14—C15 | 120.99 (18) | C25—C26—H26 | 120.4 |
C13—C14—H14 | 119.4 |
Experimental details
(I) | (II) | (III) | (IV) | |
Crystal data | ||||
Chemical formula | [SnCl4(C2H3N)2]·C2H3N | [SnCl4(C3H5N)2]·C3H5N | [SnCl4(C4H7N)2] | [SnCl4(C7H11N)2] |
Mr | 383.68 | 425.76 | 398.74 | 478.87 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pnma | Orthorhombic, Pbca | Monoclinic, P21/n | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.480 (2), 13.783 (2), 9.758 (2) | 11.274 (2), 13.822 (2), 21.606 (3) | 15.912 (3), 12.316 (3), 16.638 (4) | 10.0990 (15), 15.772 (2), 12.5100 (19) |
α, β, γ (°) | 90, 90, 90 | 90, 90, 90 | 90, 107.478 (3), 90 | 90, 104.719 (3), 90 |
V (Å3) | 1409.5 (4) | 3366.8 (9) | 3110.1 (12) | 1927.2 (5) |
Z | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα | Mo Kα | Mo Kα | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.54 | 2.14 | 2.31 | 1.88 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.24 × 0.2 × 0.15 | 0.4 × 0.2 × 0.15 | 0.2 × 0.1 × 0.08 | 0.45 × 0.45 × 0.15 |
Data collection | ||||
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | Multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | Multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 | Multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.64, 0.80 | 0.43, 0.75 | 0.67, 0.83 | 0.49, 0.75 |
No. of measured, independent and observed reflections | 13399, 1841, 1726 [I > 2.00 σ(I)] | 50732, 6697, 4991 [I > 2.00 σ(I)] | 30610, 7872, 5976 [I > 2.00 σ(I)] | 28748, 7502, 6663 [I > 2.00 σ(I)] |
Rint | 0.025 | 0.042 | 0.041 | 0.031 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.669 | 0.789 | 0.682 | 0.777 |
Refinement | ||||
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.019, 0.022, 1.18 | 0.027, 0.034, 1.07 | 0.033, 0.04, 1.14 | 0.021, 0.03, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 1726 | 4991 | 5976 | 6663 |
No. of parameters | 80 | 154 | 271 | 278 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters not refined | H-atom parameters not refined | H-atom parameters not refined | All H-atom parameters refined |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.57, −0.54 | 0.93, −0.76 | 1.74, −0.97 | 0.57, −0.56 |
(V) | |
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [SnCl4(C8H7N)2] |
Mr | 494.82 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 150 |
a, b, c (Å) | 15.355 (1), 7.3810 (6), 18.083 (2) |
α, β, γ (°) | 90, 104.977 (2), 90 |
V (Å3) | 1979.8 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.83 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.3 × 0.3 × 0.3 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.72, 0.77 |
No. of measured, independent and observed reflections | 29755, 7717, 6555 [I > 2.00 σ(I)] |
Rint | 0.031 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.787 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.027, 0.034, 0.98 |
No. of reflections | 6555 |
No. of parameters | 208 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters not refined |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.97, −1.10 |
Computer programs: SMART (Siemens, 1995), SAINT (Siemens, 1995), Xtal3.5 (Hall et al., 1995), Xtal3.5 (Hall, King, and Stewart, 1995), SIMPEL in Xtal3.5, CRYLSQ n Xtal3.5, CRYLSQ in Xtal3.5, BONDLA and CIFIO in Xtal3.5.
Sn—Cl1 | 2.3518 (10) | N11—C11 | 1.132 (3) |
Sn—Cl2 | 2.3641 (10) | C11—C12 | 1.453 (4) |
Sn—Cl3 | 2.3635 (7) | N21—C21 | 1.137 (18) |
Sn—N11 | 2.259 (2) | C21—C22 | 1.605 (15) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl2 | 164.87 (3) | Cl3—Sn—N11 | 172.56 (5) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl3 | 95.77 (2) | Sn—N11—C11 | 178.5 (2) |
Cl1—Sn—N11 | 85.03 (6) | N11—C11—C12 | 178.9 (3) |
Cl2—Sn—Cl3 | 94.12 (2) | N21—C21—C22 | 178.5 (10) |
Cl2—Sn—N11 | 83.71 (6) |
Sn—Cl1 | 2.3609 (6) | Sn—N2 | 2.2508 (18) |
Sn—Cl2 | 2.3653 (6) | N1—C11 | 1.136 (3) |
Sn—Cl3 | 2.3634 (6) | C11—C12 | 1.455 (3) |
Sn—Cl4 | 2.3699 (6) | N2—C21 | 1.128 (3) |
Sn—N1 | 2.2388 (18) | C21—C22 | 1.464 (3) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl2 | 94.68 (2) | Cl3—Sn—N1 | 172.09 (4) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl3 | 94.44 (2) | Cl3—Sn—N2 | 90.35 (5) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl4 | 167.095 (18) | Cl4—Sn—N1 | 84.48 (5) |
Cl1—Sn—N1 | 85.98 (5) | Cl4—Sn—N2 | 83.94 (5) |
Cl1—Sn—N2 | 86.12 (5) | N1—Sn—N2 | 81.79 (7) |
Cl2—Sn—Cl3 | 98.88 (2) | Sn—N1—C11 | 172.75 (17) |
Cl2—Sn—Cl4 | 93.82 (2) | N1—C11—C12 | 176.1 (2) |
Cl2—Sn—N1 | 88.96 (5) | Sn—N2—C21 | 165.66 (17) |
Cl2—Sn—N2 | 170.64 (5) | N2—C21—C22 | 174.8 (2) |
Cl3—Sn—Cl4 | 93.82 (2) |
Sn1—Cl11 | 2.3659 (11) | Sn2—Cl21 | 2.3761 (12) |
Sn1—Cl12 | 2.3684 (11) | Sn2—Cl22 | 2.3584 (12) |
Sn1—Cl13 | 2.3586 (11) | Sn2—Cl23 | 2.3580 (13) |
Sn1—Cl14 | 2.3593 (13) | Sn2—Cl24 | 2.3520 (11) |
Sn1—N11 | 2.255 (4) | Sn2—N21 | 2.256 (4) |
Sn1—N12 | 2.260 (4) | Sn2—N22 | 2.276 (4) |
N11—C111 | 1.135 (6) | N21—C211 | 1.131 (7) |
C111—C112 | 1.473 (6) | C211—C212 | 1.466 (7) |
N12—C121 | 1.137 (6) | N22—C221 | 1.126 (6) |
C121—C122 | 1.464 (7) | C221—C222 | 1.467 (6) |
Cl11—Sn1—Cl12 | 166.41 (4) | Cl21—Sn2—Cl22 | 165.93 (5) |
Cl11—Sn1—Cl13 | 95.49 (4) | Cl21—Sn2—Cl23 | 94.33 (4) |
Cl11—Sn1—Cl14 | 94.33 (4) | Cl21—Sn2—Cl24 | 94.18 (4) |
Cl11—Sn1—N11 | 84.97 (9) | Cl21—Sn2—N21 | 84.31 (10) |
Cl11—Sn1—N12 | 85.97 (9) | Cl21—Sn2—N22 | 85.28 (9) |
Cl12—Sn1—Cl13 | 94.14 (4) | Cl22—Sn2—Cl23 | 94.21 (4) |
Cl12—Sn1—Cl14 | 93.52 (4) | Cl22—Sn2—Cl24 | 95.05 (4) |
Cl12—Sn1—N11 | 83.36 (9) | Cl22—Sn2—N21 | 85.14 (10) |
Cl12—Sn1—N12 | 85.20 (9) | Cl22—Sn2—N22 | 83.49 (10) |
Cl13—Sn1—Cl14 | 99.45 (5) | Cl23—Sn2—Cl24 | 101.51 (4) |
Cl13—Sn1—N11 | 165.89 (11) | Cl23—Sn2—N21 | 168.83 (10) |
Cl13—Sn1—N12 | 85.72 (9) | Cl23—Sn2—N22 | 90.40 (11) |
Cl14—Sn1—N11 | 94.57 (11) | Cl24—Sn2—N21 | 89.65 (10) |
Cl14—Sn1—N12 | 174.76 (9) | Cl24—Sn2—N22 | 168.08 (11) |
N11—Sn1—N12 | 80.23 (14) | N21—Sn2—N22 | 78.45 (14) |
Sn1—N11—C111 | 168.0 (4) | Sn2—N21—C211 | 174.8 (3) |
N11—C111—C112 | 177.7 (4) | N21—C211—C212 | 176.3 (4) |
Sn1—N12—C121 | 163.2 (4) | Sn2—N22—C221 | 170.4 (4) |
N12—C121—C122 | 177.3 (5) | N22—C221—C222 | 176.9 (5) |
Sn—Cl1 | 2.3732 (5) | C1—C11 | 1.470 (2) |
Sn—Cl2 | 2.3620 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.541 (2) |
Sn—Cl3 | 2.3682 (5) | N2—C2 | 1.1428 (18) |
Sn—Cl4 | 2.3488 (5) | C2—C21 | 1.469 (2) |
N1—C1 | 1.1408 (19) | ||
Cl1—Sn—Cl2 | 93.420 (18) | Cl2—Sn—Cl4 | 95.270 (17) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl3 | 94.129 (16) | Cl3—Sn—Cl4 | 95.443 (15) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl4 | 165.871 (12) | N1—C1—C11 | 176.53 (16) |
Cl2—Sn—Cl3 | 99.240 (14) | N2—C2—C21 | 174.19 (16) |
Sn—Cl1 | 2.3560 (7) | Sn—N2 | 2.2658 (16) |
Sn—Cl2 | 2.3678 (6) | N1—C1 | 1.139 (2) |
Sn—Cl3 | 2.3606 (7) | C1—C11 | 1.434 (2) |
Sn—Cl4 | 2.3488 (7) | N2—C2 | 1.142 (2) |
Sn—N1 | 2.2687 (16) | C2—C21 | 1.429 (2) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl2 | 95.67 (2) | Cl3—Sn—N1 | 172.36 (4) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl3 | 94.78 (2) | Cl3—Sn—N2 | 88.92 (4) |
Cl1—Sn—Cl4 | 163.987 (19) | Cl4—Sn—N1 | 84.02 (5) |
Cl1—Sn—N1 | 84.00 (5) | Cl4—Sn—N2 | 84.28 (5) |
Cl1—Sn—N2 | 83.84 (5) | N1—Sn—N2 | 83.45 (6) |
Cl2—Sn—Cl3 | 98.13 (2) | Sn—N1—C1 | 167.85 (15) |
Cl2—Sn—Cl4 | 94.82 (2) | N1—C1—C11 | 178.6 (2) |
Cl2—Sn—N1 | 89.50 (4) | Sn—N2—C2 | 158.21 (15) |
Cl2—Sn—N2 | 172.95 (4) | N2—C2—C21 | 178.5 (2) |
Cl3—Sn—Cl4 | 95.69 (2) |
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Organic nitrile ligands in their coordination complexes with metal atoms are commonly regarded as both σ-donors and π-donors, which, having a triple bond (RC≡N), should be particularly appropriate for the transmission of electronic effects of the R substituent through the bonding scheme linking it to the metal. Presumably, any such effect will be superimposed on the common observation of the lengthening of the CN bond on coordination. The substituent is well removed from the metal and should not interact sterically with the rest of the coordination environment, unless the substituent is unusually bulky. However, the rod-like nature of the ligand may render it susceptible to substantial consequences of packing forces, which are usually manifest in deviations from linearity of the MNC linkage, NCR being less susceptible. Such effects can be explored spectroscopically, but in the present context, we wanted to examine the question from a structural perspective. The chosen vehicle for the study was the array of bis(monodentate-nitrile) complexes of stannic chloride. Only the structure of the acetonitrile complex has been previously recorded (Webster & Blayden, 1969), showing the metal-atom stereochemistry to be quasi-octahedral six-coordinate, with the nitrile ligands cis in the coordination sphere, cis-[(MeCN)2SnCl4], in a situation where the σ-donor character of the ligand might be expected to predominate. [Two determinations of the one-dimensional polymer formed by stannic chloride–glutaronitrile (1:1) are recorded (Barnhart et al., 1968; Liu, 1985), also with two nitrile donors from different ligands cis in the coordination sphere.]
Attempts were made to crystallize a number of such complexes from solutions of stannic chloride in various nitriles, under Schlenk conditions, by volume reduction and/or by cooling as necessary. Well formed colourless crystals were obtained for a diverse array of substituents, R (R = methyl, ethyl, iso-propyl, cyclo-hexyl and ortho-tolyl), and the title compounds, viz. [SnCl4(C2H3N)2]·C2H3N, (I), [SnCl4(C3H5N)2]·C3H5N, (II), [SnCl4(C4H7N)2], (III), [SnCl4(C7H11N)2], (IV) and [SnCl4(C8H7N)2], (V), were subjected to structural study. Stannic chloride crystallizes from acetonitrile solution as SnCl4·3MeCN; in the belief that one of the acetonitriles was uncoordinated in the original determination, SnCl4·2MeCN was obtained by pumping on the solid in vacuo and recrystallizing the material from carbon tetrachloride, the results of the determination establishing the stereochemistry (Webster & Blayden, 1969). In the present study, it was considered worth establishing the nature of the 3MeCN adduct, which was found to be the monosolvate of the cis-bis complex cis-[(MeCN)2SnCl4]·MeCN. One-half of the formula unit composes the asymmetric unit of the structure. The complex molecule is disposed about the crystallographic mirror plane in space group Pnma, and the Sn atom and the pair of mutually trans Cl atoms lie in the plane. The substrate molecule is well defined (Fig. 1a) but not so much as to permit refinement of the H-atom parameters at the periphery of the ligand, where displacement parameters are higher. The MeCN molecule of crystallization is more problematic; it is seemingly disordered over a continuous undulating sequence of residues passing through the cell in the b direction and is modelled with the terminal C atom in the mirror plane with full site occupancy and the CN group disposed to either side with an occupancy of 0.5 (Fig. 1 b).
The propionitrile adduct, similarly a cis-bis(ligand) complex, is also a monosolvate, cis-[(EtCN)2SnCl4]·EtCN, (II), and there is one formula unit devoid of crystallographic symmetry in the asymmetric unit of the structure. A projection of the molecule is shown in Fig. 2(a); the molecules stack in columns along b, with the voids between them occupied by the uncoordinated solvent molecules (Fig. 2 b). The cyclohexylcarbonitrile adduct is also of the same type, viz. it is unsolvated and there is one molecule of cis-[(cyCN)2SnCl4], devoid of crystallographic symmetry, in the asymmetric unit of the structure (Fig. 3a); the cyclohexyl rings adopt 'chair' configurations with their associated CN substituents appended axially.
The ortho-toluonitrile adduct, cis-[(o-tolCN)2SnCl4], is likewise unsolvated, with one molecule (Fig. 3 b) in the asymmetric unit of the structure. The iso-butyronitrile adduct, [(iPrCN)2SnCl4], also similar, has two molecules devoid of crystallographic symmetry in the asymmetric unit. Geometric parameters of the individual molecules are summarized in Tables 1–5 and the molecules are depicted, with unit cells where useful, in Figs. 1–4. The earlier determination of [(MeCN)2SnCl4] (Webster & Blayden, 1969) is derivative of a room-temperature film determination, and, although not inharmonious with the present, does not offer a sufficient degree of precision to justify inclusion in any survey for trends or correlations. In general, in all cases, the molecules of the four complexes are of the form cis-[(nitrile ligand)2SnCl4], with or without uncoordinated solvent. Defining the trans Cl—Sn—Cl array as 'axial' and the remaining N2SnCl2 quasi-plane as 'equatorial' (eq), we find in all cases that the Cleq—Sn—Cleq angle is enlarged beyond 90° by a significant margin, while the N—Sn—N angle is concomitantly diminished, consistent with the Sn—N bonds being weaker than the Sn—Cl bonds. The Clax—Sn—Clax array deviates significantly from linearity, being folded towards the N atoms and away from the 'equatorial' Cl atoms, which again is consistent with the bonds from the latter being stronger (Kepert, 1982).
Focusing more tightly on possible correlations between stereochemical parameters and substituents produces little more enlightenment. The Sn—Clax and Sn—Cleq bonds are both tightly ranged [2.352 (1)–2.376 (1) Å] across the whole array, with wide divergences in any given type for a specific compound (e.g. the Sn—Clax bonds for R = cy are 2.3488 (5) and 2.3732 (5) Å]. The Sn—N distances range between 2.255 (1) and 2.276 (2) Å, again with disparities within the familial groups (these two values are extremal for the iso-butyronitrile adduct), rendering attempts to extract significance out of what is again a tight array thoroughly insecure. The same is true of the N—C distances [1.126 (6)–1.143 (2) Å]. These values are similar to those recently reported for a free acetonitrile ligand [1.141 (2) Å; Brackemeyer et al., 1997), which implies that the numerous suggestions of a dependence of this bond on coordination, admittedly contingent on the nature of the metal, perhaps should be subject to closer scrutiny and that libration corrections may be necessary. The range of Sn—N—C angles found in single compounds [e.g. 158.2 (2)—167.9 (1) for R = o-tol and 163.2 (4)–174.8 (3)° for R= iPr] suggest that 'packing forces' may be responsible for the many substantial perturbations and variations evident in the other angles. The above results suggest that substituent effects in nitrile ligand complexes such as those presented here may be difficult to detect and apprehend by structural methods alone and that spectroscopic methods (e.g. Kawano et al., 1976) may be more apposite when based on precise geometries as are offered here. Finally, note that, although the cis configuration of the above compounds is consistent with weak Sn—N bonds (as supported by bond-angle evidence), the Sn—N and Sn—Cl distances are little different from those in [(bpy)SnCl4] [Sn—N = 2.226 (4) and 2.247 (4) Å, and Sn—Cl = 2.359 (2)–2.409 (1) Å; Zakharov et al., 1991] and [(phen)SnCl4]·C6H6 [Sn—N = 2.234 (8)–2.251 (8), and Sn—Cl = 2.361 (3)–2.410 (4) Å; Hall & Tiekink, 1996).