Reactions of in situ generated hydrated organotin cations with chelating O,O- or O,N-ligands: a possible structure-directing influence of the organic substituent on tin.

The reaction of [n-Bu(2)SnO](n) with 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonic acid tetrahydrate in a 1:1 stoichiometry followed by reaction with 2,2'-bipyridine-N,N'-dioxide (BPDO-I) afforded a 1D-coordination polymer [n-Bu(2)Sn(BPDO-I)(1,5-C(10)H(6)(SO(3))(2))](n) (1) where the disulfonate ligand acts as a bridging ligand between two tin centers. An analogous reaction involving [Ph(2)SnO](n) afforded a trihydrated O,O'-chelated diorganotin cation [{Ph(2)Sn(BPDO-I)(H(2)O)(3)}(2+)][C(10)H(6)(SO(3)(-))(2)]·2CH(3)OH (2·2CH(3)OH). Utilizing two equivalents of BPDO-I in this reaction resulted in the ionic complex [{Ph(2)Sn(BPDO-I)(2)(H(2)O)}(2+)][C(10)H(6)(SO(3)(-))(2)]·3H(2)O (3·3H(2)O). In 2 and 3 the sulfonate ligands are not present in the coordination sphere of tin. Reaction of [n-Bu(2)SnO](n) and 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonic acid tetrahydrate, followed by reaction with [bis(diphenylphosphoryl)methane (DPPOM)] resulted in the formation of, [{n-Bu(2)Sn(DPPOM)(2)(H(2)O)(1,5-C(10)H(6)(SO(3))(SO(3)(-))}]·H(2)O (4·H(2)O). Of the two coordinating groups present in DPPOM, only one P=O group is coordinated to the tin atom. The remaining P=O motif is free and is involved in intramolecular H-bonding with the tin-bound water molecule. Using [Ph(2)SnO](n) instead of [n-Bu(2)SnO](n) afforded the ionic complex [{Ph(2)Sn(DPPOM)(2)}(2+){1,5-C(10)H(6)(SO(3)(-))(2)}] (5) where the DPPOM functions as a chelating ligand. The reaction of [n-Bu(2)SnO](n) with 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonic acid tetrahydrate followed by addition of one equivalent of 8-hydroxyquinoline (8-HQ) in presence of triethylamine afforded the neutral dinuclear complex, [(H(2)O)(8-Q)n-Bu(2)Sn(μ-1,5-C(10)H(6)(SO(3))(2))n-Bu(2)Sn(8-Q)(H(2)O)] (6) where the two tin atoms are bridged by the disulfonate ligand. Compounds 1-6 are thermally stable as shown by their thermogravimetric analyses.