title: Utilization of mixtures of aromatic N-donor ligands of different coordination ability for the solvothermal synthesis of thiostannate containing molecules.
abstract: Utilization of mixtures of differently coordinating aromatic N-donor ligands leads to the formation of the two new compounds {[Ni(phen)2]2Sn2S6}·4,4'-bipy·½H2O I and {[Ni(phen)2]2Sn2S6}·2,2'-bipy II that could be prepared under solvothermal conditions (4,4'-bipy = 4,4'-bipyridine, C10H8N2; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, C12H8N2; 2,2'-bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine, C10H8N2). In the structures of both compounds Ni-S bond formation is observed which is highly unusual when only bidentate N-donor ligands are applied in the reaction mixture. The detailed analysis of the crystal structure indicates that the presence of 4,4'-bipy and 2,2'-bipy molecules are essential for the stabilization of the arrangement of the constituents. The main structural motif {[Ni(phen)2]2Sn2S6} is arranged generating off center parallel stacking of the phen ligands. The empty spaces between the {[Ni(phen)2]2Sn2S6} moieties are occupied by either 2,2'-bipy (I) or 4,4'-bipy (II) molecules which are oriented towards the phen ligands to form intermolecular π-π interactions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Max-Eyth-Str. 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany. wbensch@ac.uni-kiel.de.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hilbert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Näther
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bensch