title: Synthesis and reactivity studies of a tin(II) corrole complex.
abstract: A series of tris(pentafluorophenyl)corrole (TPFC) tin(IV) and tin(II) complexes were prepared and studied by various characterization techniques including (1)H, (19)F, and (119)Sn NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The unusual 4-coordinate, monomeric, divalent tin(II) complex [(TPFC)Sn(II)](-) (2a) showed highly efficient reactivity toward alkenes and alkyl halides via a nucleophilic addition pathway leading to the quantitative formation of alkyl stannyl corrole compounds. DFT calculations confirmed the divalent nature of the tin center in 2a, and an NBO analysis showed about 99.99% Sn lone pair character, of which 83.6% was Sn 5s and 16.35% was Sn 5p character.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vazquez-Lima
authors.forename: Huayi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Zhengmin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geisberger
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dietl
authors.forename: Abhik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Penelope J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Brothers
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry; D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry; D054833:Isoindoles; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D000475:Alkenes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007211:Indoles; D054833:Isoindoles; D009947:Organotin Compounds; D011166:Porphyrins; C431863:corrole; C013647:phthalocyanine