Dichlorodimethylbis(3-methyladenine-N⁷)tin(IV)

The title compound, [SnCl₂(CH₃)₂(C₆H₇N₅)₂], has been prepared from dimethyltin dichloride and 3-methyladenine in methanol. The coordination of the Sn atom is octahedral, all trans with bond distances Sn-Cl = 2.596 (1), Sn-N = 2.383 (3) and Sn-C = 2.120 (4) Å. The ligands are bonded to the Sn atom through N7 atoms. The two amino protons are hydrogen bonded, one in an intermolecular bond to N9 of a neighbouring molecule, the other in an intramolecular bond to a Cl atom.

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