Synthesis and structure of diorganotin dibromides, R2SnBr2 (R = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl or 2,4,6-trimethylbenzyl): Hydrolysis of (2,4,6-Me3C6H2)2SnBr2

摘要

The reaction of SnBr4 with in situ generated 2,4,6-trimethylphenylmagnesium bromide afforded a mixture of (2,4,6-Me3C6H2)2SnBr2 (1) and (2,4,6-Me3C6H2)3SnBr (2) which could be separated from each other by their solubility differences in diethyl ether. On the other hand, the reaction of tin metal with 2,4,6-Me3C6H2CH2Br afforded (2,4,6-Me3C6H2CH2)2SnBr2 (3). Hydrolysis of the latter using triethylamine as the base afforded [{(2,4,6-Me3C6H2CH2)2Sn}2(e???-O)(Br)(e???-OH)]2.2CH2Cl2 (4) while the use of NaOH as the base afforded [{(2,4,6-Me3C6H2CH2)2Sn}2(e???-O)(OH)(e???-OH)]2.2CH2Cl2 (5). Compounds 4 and 5 are dimeric tetraorganodistannoxanes consisting of a central distannoxane (Sn2O2) motif.