A singly bonded amido-distannyne: H(2) activation and isocyanide coordination.
The first amido-distannyne, L(†)SnSnL(†) (L(†) = -N(Ar(†))(SiPr(i)3), Ar(†) = C6H2{C(H)Ph2}2Pr(i)-2,6,4), has been prepared and shown to possess a very long Sn-Sn single bond; the compound activates dihydrogen under ambient conditions to give L(†)Sn(μ-H)2SnL(†), and reacts with Bu(t)NC to give a stable adduct complex, L(†)(Bu(t)NC)SnSn(CNBu(t))L(†).
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Terrance J
TJ
Hadlington
Cameron
C
Jones