Diphenylbis(2-pyridinethiolato)tin(IV)

Abstract

The polyhedron around tin in the title compound is a distorted trapezoidal bipyramid with the two C(phenyl) atoms in axial positions. The trapezoidal plane is formed by the two 2-pyridinethiolato residues which act as bidentate ligands with cis Sn-S and cis Sn-N bonds. Sn-N coordination is indicated by short intramolecular Sn-N distances [Sn-N(1)=2.636 (4), Sn-N(2)=2.698 (4) A]. The axial C atoms are shifted towards the half-sphere occupied by two N atoms resulting in a C-Sn-C angle of 125.5 (1) o . No short intermolecular interactions are observed