J. Iran. Chem. Soc., Vol. 3, No. 4 December 2006, pp.323~326.
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Synthesis, Characterization and Crystal Structure of Bis(acetylacetonato)dichlorotin(IV)
S. Shahzadia, S. Alia,* and G.-X. Jinb
aDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad-45320, Pakistan
bDepartment of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai-200433, P.R.. China
compound bis(acetylacetonato)dichlorotin(IV) [Sn(acac)2Cl2] forms a distorted octahedral structure involving both oxygen atoms of the acetylacetone group. The two chlorides occupy the cis position, with Sn-Cl distances of Sn1-Cl1 = 2.380(2) Å, Sn1-O1 = 2.043(2) Å and Sn1-O2 = 2.093(2) Å. We report here a new and simple method for the synthesis of Sn(acac)2Cl2, its spectroscopic characterization and, for the first time, we report its crystal structure.
Keywords: Tin(IV) chloride, Acetylacetonate, Distorted octahedral structure, X-ray structure
