Acta Cryst. (2013). E69, m4
[ doi:10.1107/S160053681204888X ]

Hexa-₂-acetato-hexa-n-butylhexa-₃-oxido-tin(IV) toluene monosolvate

M. Reichelt and H. Reuter

Abstract: The title compound, [Sn₆(C₄H₉)₆(CH₃COO)₆O₆]·C₇H₈, has one half-toluene molecule and one half-organotin molecule in the asymmetric unit. The latter is situated about an inversion centre and belongs to the class of hexameric monoorganooxotin carboxylates with a hexagonal prismatic or `drum-like' motif of the central tin-oxygen core. Two Sn₃O₃ rings in a flat-chair conformation are linked via six Sn-O bonds and six bridging acetate groups. All Sn atoms have approximate octahedral coordination geometry. The Sn-O bonds which are trans to the alkyl group are significantly shorter than the others. One butyl group is disordered over two different sites, with occupancies of 0.9:0.1. Very large atomic displacement parameters of the toluene molecule indicate an unresolvable disorder about the twofold axis.

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