Xiangdong Gan, Liang-Fu Tang
Jul 13, 2011
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Journal of Coordination Chemistry
Abstract
The reaction of 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)acetic acid with (Ph3Sn)2O or Cy3SnOH (Cy = cyclohexyl) yields triphenyltin 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)acetate (1) and tricyclohexyltin 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)acetate (2), respectively. 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)acetates in these two complexes show remarkably different coordination modes. Complex 1 forms a polymeric chain structure through intermolecular Sn–N interactions, while 2 displays a 28-membered macrocyclic tetranuclear structure by the assembly of Sn–N coordination bonds.