Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, m105-m106  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680200274X ]

Tetrakis(iodomethyl)stannane

R. A. Howie, J. M. S. Skakle and J. L. Wardell

Abstract: The structure of the title compound, [Sn(CH₂I)₄], consists of Sn situated on a crystallographic fourfold rotatory inversion axis, with pendant iodomethyl groups whose atoms are in general positions. In the molecule, with overall crystallographically imposed S₄ molecular symmetry, there is little, if any, distortion of the tetrahedral environment of Sn, but the bulk of I leads to opening up of the Sn-C-I angle to 112.4  (3)°.

Online 22 February 2002

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