The synthesis, and molecular and crystal structure of diphenyl(2-oxidonaphthylmethyl-iminoacetato)tin(IV)

The new diorganotin complex ((C6H5)2Sn(OC10H6CH=NCH2COO)) was prepared and characterized by 1H NMR, IR, elemental analysis, and a single crystal X-ray diffraction study. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P21/a with a = 16.9167(9) Å, b = 19.1276(16) Å, c = 26.538(2) Å, β = 100.534(6)°, V = 8442.5(11) Å3, Z = 16, and Dcalc = 1.574 Mg m−3. The final discrepancy factors are RF = 0.030, and RW = 0.021 for 6524 significant reflections. The tin atom has a distorted trigonal bipyramidal coordination, with no short intermolecular contacts. The two axial Sn—O bonds of 2.12 Å and 2.09 Å and the equatorial Sn—N bond of 2.14 Å are among the shortest found in related complexes. Key words: diorganotin(IV), bicycloazastannoxide, trigonal bipyramidal, antitumour.