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Redetermination of the crystal structure of di­methyl­bis­­[2,4-penta­nedionato(1−)-κ2O2,O4]tin(IV)

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aInstitute of Chemistry of New Materials, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: hreuter@uos.de

Edited by M. Weil, Vienna University of Technology, Austria (Received 18 February 2017; accepted 27 February 2017; online 3 March 2017)

The redetermination of the title compound, [Sn(CH3)2(C5H7O2)2] or SnMe2(acac)2, from CCD data recorded at 100 K basically confirms the previous study based on integrated film data recorded at room temperature [Miller & Schlemper (1972[Miller, G. A. & Schlemper, E. O. (1973). Inorg. Chem. 12, 677-681.]). Inorg. Chem. 12, 677–681], but reveals a remarkable shrinkage of the a axis [7.12 (1) > 6.7694 (4) Å]. The mol­ecule belongs to point group Ci with the SnIV atom on a centre of inversion. The SnIV atom shows a slightly distorted octa­hedral coordination sphere with the methyl groups in trans positions and a Sn—C bond length of 2.115 (2) Å which may serve as a standard value for an Sn—CH3 bond of an octa­hedrally coordinated SnIV atom. The Sn—O bonds involving the two carbonyl groups of the acetyl­acetonate ligand are of equal length [2.180 (1) and 2.183 (1) Å], as are the C=O [1.273 (1) and 1.274 (1) Å] and C—C bond lengths [1.393 (2) and 1.400 (2) Å]. The acetyl­acetonate ligand deviates considerably from planarity, with a dihedral angle of 5.57 (9)° between the least-squares planes of the two acetone moieties. The four O atoms of the two symmetry-related acetyl­acetonate ligands are arranged in a nearly quadratic rectangle. Weak C—H⋯O inter­actions consolidate the crystal packing.

1. Chemical context

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Sn(CH3)2(C5H7O2)2] or SnMe2(acac)2, was determined in the early 1970s at room temperature by visual estimation of film data and refined to a final conventional R value of 0.079 (Miller & Schlemper, 1972[Miller, G. A. & Schlemper, E. O. (1973). Inorg. Chem. 12, 677-681.]). All bond lengths and angles of the original study seem chemically reasonable but accuracy suffers from the limited precision of that kind of data collection. As SnMe2(acac)2 serves as a reference for all diorganotin(IV) di­acetyl­acetonates and bis-1,3-diketonates in general, we decided to redetermine its structure from CCD data recorded at low temperature. Moreover, the title compound is an excellent candidate for the determination of the Sn—CMe bond length as another reference in case the SnIV atom is in a well-defined octa­hedral coordination. The precise measurement of this Sn—C distance therefore should supplement the observations of Britton (2006[Britton, D. (2006). Acta Cryst. C62, m93-m94.]) who found a significant change in Sn—C bond lengths depending on the organic moiety attached to an SnIV atom.

2. Structural commentary

The redetermination of the crystal structure of the title compound confirms the former results obtained by Miller & Schlemper (1973[Miller, G. A. & Schlemper, E. O. (1973). Inorg. Chem. 12, 677-681.]) with respect to the chosen space group (P21/n) and the constitution of the asymmetric unit comprising half a formula unit with the Sn atom at a crystallographic centre of inversion [Wyckhoff symbol: b]. As we performed the X-ray measurement at 100 K, the unit-cell volume is somewhat smaller in comparison with the original room-temperature data which is mainly caused by a considerable change of the a axis from 7.12 (1) to 6.7694 (4) Å while changes of all other lattice parameters [boriginal = 13.87 (2), coriginal = 7.69 (1) Å, βoriginal = 104.7 (2)°] show a normal temperature-dependent shrinkage.

[Scheme 1]

The Sn atom is octa­hedrally coordinated with the two methyl groups in a trans position (Fig. 1[link], Table 1[link]). The Sn—C bond shows a length of 2.115 (2) Å and is significantly shorter than the value [2.14 (2) Å] obtained by Miller & Schlemper (1972[Miller, G. A. & Schlemper, E. O. (1973). Inorg. Chem. 12, 677-681.]). Because of the higher coordination number, the value differs to some extent from the value of 2.099 (2) Å for Sn with a coordination number of four as observed in di­methyl­dithio­cyanato tin(IV) (Britton, 2006[Britton, D. (2006). Acta Cryst. C62, m93-m94.]). The two bonds between the Sn atom and the two different O atoms of the acetyl­acetonate ligand are of equal length [2.180 (1)/2.183 (1) Å]. In accordance with the almost symmetrical bonding of the acetyl­acetonate ligand to tin, C—O [1.273 (2)/1.274 (2) Å] and C—C [1.393 (2)/1.400 (2) Å] bonds of the 1,3-diketonate skeleton are of equal length. Although these values are typical for a delocalized π system, the atoms in question show a significant deviation from planarity at the central C2 atom, resulting in a dihedral angle of 5.57 (9)° between the least-squares planes defined by O1/C1/C2/C3 [deviations from planarity: 0.003 (1), −0.007 (1), 0.002 (1), 0.002 (1) Å, respectively] and O2/C3/C2/C4 [deviations from planarity: 0.002 (1), −0.004 (1), 0.002 (1), 0.001 (2) Å, respectively] (Fig. 2[link]). Moreover, all bond angles in the six-membered chelate ring are considerably larger [125.61 (9)° at O1, 126.2 (1)° at C1, 128.4 (1)° at C2, 126.07 (13)° at C3, 125.68 (9)° at O2] than expected for sp2-hybridized atoms, with exception of the bond angle at Sn1 that amounts to 85.99 (4)°. The four O atoms of the two symmetry-related acetyl­acetonate ligands around the Sn atom form a planar rectangle with similar edge lengths [O1⋯O2 = 2.975 (1)/O1⋯O1 = 3.191 (1) Å], and almost right angles [89.9 (1)° at O1 and 90.1 (1)° at O2]. This plane is nearly perpendicular to the axis through the two methyl groups [deviation: 0.44 (2)°] but constitutes a dihedral angle of 10.2 (1)° with the least-squares plane through the two carbonyl groups of the acetyl­acetonate ligand [deviations from planarity: O1 = 0.006 (1), C1 = −0.007 (1), O2 = −0.006 (1) Å, C3 = 0.007 (1) Å] (Fig. 3[link]).

Table 1
Selected geometric parameters (Å, °)

Sn1—C6 2.115 (2) O1—C1 1.274 (2)
Sn1—C6i 2.115 (2) O2—C3 1.273 (2)
Sn1—O1 2.180 (1) C1—C2 1.393 (2)
Sn1—O1i 2.180 (1) C2—C3 1.400 (2)
Sn1—O2 2.183 (1) C3—C5 1.499 (2)
Sn1—O2i 2.183 (1) C1—C4 1.505 (2)
       
C6i—Sn1—C6 180.0 C1—O1—Sn1 125.61 (9)
C6—Sn1—O1 90.20 (5) O1—C1—C2 126.2 (1)
C6—Sn1—O2 90.41 (5) C1—C2—C3 128.4 (1)
O1—Sn1—O2 85.99 (4) C3—O2—Sn1 125.68 (9)
Symmetry code: (i) -x+1, -y+1, -z.
[Figure 1]
Figure 1
The mol­ecular structure of the title compound, showing the atom-labeling scheme of the asymmetric unit. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level.
[Figure 2]
Figure 2
Twisting of the acetyl­acetonate ligand at atom C2 with respect to the least-squares planes (green dashed lines) O1/C1/C2/C5 and O2/C3/C2/C4 in a view parallel to these planes. Non-H atoms are shown as displacement ellipsoids at the 50% probability level.
[Figure 3]
Figure 3
Orientation of the acetyl­acetate ligand (least-squares plane through both carbonyl groups) in relation to the plane defined by the four O atoms coordinating to the SnIV atom. The view is parallel to these planes (green lines). Non-H atoms are shown as displacement ellipsoids at the 50% probability level.

3. Supra­molecular features

In the absence of classical H-donor groups, inter­molecular inter­actions are restricted to van der Waals and weak O⋯H—C inter­actions. The most prominent ones are associated with the methyl hydrogen atoms H42 and H51 of the acetyl­acetonate ligand as they inter­act simultaneously with both oxygen atoms of neighbouring mol­ecules [C42⋯O2i = 2.906 Å, C42⋯O1ii = 2.852 Å, C51⋯O2iii = 2.797 Å, H51⋯O1iv = 2.850 Å; symmetry codes: (i) x, y, 1 + z; (ii) 1 − x, 1 − y,1 − z; (iii) [{1\over 2}] + x, [{1\over 2}] − y, [{1\over 2}] + z; (iv) [{3\over 2}] − x, −[{1\over 2}] + y, [{1\over 2}] + z] (Fig. 4[link]). These inter­actions are completed by a third O⋯H—C contact of similar length [H2⋯O2iii = 2.893 Å, H43⋯O1v = 2.992 Å, symmetry code: (v) 2 − x, 1 − y, 1 − z] for each oxygen atom. In summary, the inter­molecular contacts result in a columnar arrangement of the mol­ecules parallel to the a axis (Fig. 5[link]).

[Figure 4]
Figure 4
Predominant O⋯H—C contacts (blue dotted lines) of O atoms with the methyl H atoms of the acetyl­acetonate groups of neighbouring mol­ecules. The central mol­ecule is drawn in space-filling mode, while neighbouring mol­ecules are drawn in the stick-model mode visualizing the delocalized π system of the acetyl­acetonate ligands.
[Figure 5]
Figure 5
Columnar arrangement of the mol­ecules along the a axis.

4. Synthesis and crystallization

The synthesis of the title compound by refluxing a suspension of di­methyl­tin oxide, Me2SnO, in acetyl­acetone, acacH, for several hours followed the procedure and experimental details described by McGrady & Tobias (1965[McGrady, M. M. & Tobias, R. S. (1965). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 87, 1909-1916.]). Single crystals for X-ray diffraction were grown from toluene solution. A suitable single crystal was selected under a polarization microscope and mounted on a 50 μm MicroMesh MiTeGen MicromountTM using FOMBLIN Y perfluoropolyether (LVAC 16/6, Aldrich). The crystals are stable in air.

Spectroscopic data: 1H NMR [CDCl3, TMS, δ (ppm)], nJ [Hz]): δ(CH3—Sn) = 0.58, 2J(1H—119/117Sn) = 100.6/97.1; δ(CH3)acac = 1.96; δ(CH)acac = 5.31 (Lockhart & Manders, 1986[Lockhart, T. P. & Manders, W. F. (1986). Inorg. Chem. 25, 892-895.]; Otera et al., 1981[Otera, J., Hinoishi, T., Kawabe, Y. & Okawara, R. (1981). Chem. Lett. 10, 273-274.]); 13C NMR [CDCl3, TMS, δ (ppm)], nJ [Hz]): δ(CH3—Sn) = 7.75, 1J(13C—119/117Sn = 973.7/930.4), δ(CH3)acac = 27.94, δ(CH)acac = 100.09, δ(C=O)acac = 190.75 (Lockhart & Manders, 1986[Lockhart, T. P. & Manders, W. F. (1986). Inorg. Chem. 25, 892-895.], Otera et al., 1981[Otera, J., Hinoishi, T., Kawabe, Y. & Okawara, R. (1981). Chem. Lett. 10, 273-274.]); IR [ATR, ν (cm−1)]: 3010 w, 2920 w,1562 s, 1512 s, 1436 m, 1361 s,bd, 1256 m, 1203 m, 1015 m, 925 m, 803 m, 781 m, 655 m, 572 m, 552 m (McGrady & Tobias, 1965[McGrady, M. M. & Tobias, R. S. (1965). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 87, 1909-1916.]); Raman [ν (cm−1)]: 3092 w, 2999 w, 2920 s, 2708 w, 1574 w, 1427 w, 1366 m, 1263 m, 1206 m, 1194 m, 1021 w, 927 m, 668 m, 567 m, 512 s, 415 m, 220 m, 130 m 94 m, 68 m (McGrady & Tobias, 1965[McGrady, M. M. & Tobias, R. S. (1965). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 87, 1909-1916.]).

5. Refinement details

Crystal data, data collection and structure refinement details are summarized in Table 2[link]. All H atoms were clearly identified in difference Fourier syntheses but were refined assuming idealized geometries and allowed to ride on the carbon atoms with 0.98 Å (–CH3), and 0.95 Å (–CH–) and with Uiso(H) = 1.2 and 1.5Ueq(C), respectively.

Table 2
Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formula [Sn(CH3)2(C5H7O2)2]
Mr 346.97
Crystal system, space group Monoclinic, P21/n
Temperature (K) 100
a, b, c (Å) 6.7693 (4), 13.8357 (7), 7.6661 (4)
β (°) 104.709 (2)
V3) 694.46 (7)
Z 2
Radiation type Mo Kα
μ (mm−1) 1.84
Crystal size (mm) 0.29 × 0.23 × 0.16
 
Data collection
Diffractometer Bruker APEXII CCD
Absorption correction Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009[Bruker (2009). APEX2, SADABS and SAINT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.])
Tmin, Tmax 0.616, 0.760
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections 21644, 1672, 1456
Rint 0.024
(sin θ/λ)max−1) 0.660
 
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.013, 0.034, 1.11
No. of reflections 1672
No. of parameters 84
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) 0.37, −0.27
Computer programs: APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2009[Bruker (2009). APEX2, SADABS and SAINT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]), SHELXS97 and SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]), SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2015[Sheldrick, G. M. (2015). Acta Cryst. C71, 3-8.]), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006[Brandenburg, K. (2006). DIAMOND. Crystal Impact GbR, Bonn, Germany.]) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008[Macrae, C. F., Bruno, I. J., Chisholm, J. A., Edgington, P. R., McCabe, P., Pidcock, E., Rodriguez-Monge, L., Taylor, R., van de Streek, J. & Wood, P. A. (2008). J. Appl. Cryst. 41, 466-470.]).

Supporting information


Computing details top

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2015); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).

Dimethylbis[2,4-pentanedionato(1-)-κ2O2,O4]tin(IV) top
Crystal data top
[Sn(CH3)2(C5H7O2)2]F(000) = 348
Mr = 346.97Dx = 1.659 Mg m3
Monoclinic, P21/nMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
a = 6.7693 (4) ÅCell parameters from 9878 reflections
b = 13.8357 (7) Åθ = 2.9–28.5°
c = 7.6661 (4) ŵ = 1.84 mm1
β = 104.709 (2)°T = 100 K
V = 694.46 (7) Å3Prism, colourless
Z = 20.29 × 0.23 × 0.16 mm
Data collection top
Bruker APEXII CCD
diffractometer
1456 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
φ and ω scansRint = 0.024
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Bruker, 2009)
θmax = 28.0°, θmin = 3.0°
Tmin = 0.616, Tmax = 0.760h = 88
21644 measured reflectionsk = 1818
1672 independent reflectionsl = 1010
Refinement top
Refinement on F20 restraints
Least-squares matrix: fullHydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.013H-atom parameters not defined?
wR(F2) = 0.034 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0135P)2 + 0.383P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
S = 1.11(Δ/σ)max = 0.001
1672 reflectionsΔρmax = 0.37 e Å3
84 parametersΔρmin = 0.27 e Å3
Special details top

Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
Sn10.50000.50000.00000.01302 (5)
O10.64915 (18)0.48470 (8)0.28616 (14)0.0219 (2)
C10.7415 (2)0.40942 (11)0.36115 (18)0.0190 (3)
C20.7883 (2)0.32773 (11)0.2732 (2)0.0209 (3)
H20.84930.27580.34890.055 (3)*
C30.7571 (2)0.31231 (10)0.0877 (2)0.0166 (3)
O20.66423 (16)0.36896 (7)0.03729 (13)0.0183 (2)
C40.8070 (3)0.41338 (14)0.5638 (2)0.0314 (4)
H410.84980.34890.61140.055 (3)*
H420.69240.43530.61020.055 (3)*
H430.92140.45850.60180.055 (3)*
C50.8410 (3)0.22215 (11)0.0252 (2)0.0272 (3)
H510.90460.18200.12980.055 (3)*
H520.94350.23940.03970.055 (3)*
H530.73000.18600.05530.055 (3)*
C60.7456 (2)0.58584 (11)0.0348 (2)0.0236 (3)
H610.82320.61030.08250.053 (4)*
H620.69210.64030.11450.053 (4)*
H630.83530.54660.08870.053 (4)*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Sn10.01680 (7)0.01050 (7)0.01066 (7)0.00215 (5)0.00147 (5)0.00056 (5)
O10.0300 (6)0.0211 (6)0.0130 (5)0.0013 (4)0.0026 (4)0.0031 (4)
C10.0147 (6)0.0287 (8)0.0123 (6)0.0080 (6)0.0010 (5)0.0042 (6)
C20.0182 (7)0.0235 (8)0.0200 (7)0.0039 (6)0.0031 (6)0.0110 (6)
C30.0139 (6)0.0134 (6)0.0236 (7)0.0007 (5)0.0067 (5)0.0038 (6)
O20.0252 (5)0.0144 (5)0.0148 (5)0.0057 (4)0.0039 (4)0.0001 (4)
C40.0312 (8)0.0485 (11)0.0116 (7)0.0168 (8)0.0001 (6)0.0044 (7)
C50.0273 (8)0.0173 (7)0.0403 (10)0.0081 (6)0.0143 (7)0.0045 (7)
C60.0228 (7)0.0191 (7)0.0284 (8)0.0012 (6)0.0058 (6)0.0009 (6)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Sn1—C62.115 (2)C3—C51.499 (2)
Sn1—C6i2.115 (2)C1—C41.505 (2)
Sn1—O12.180 (1)C4—H410.9800
Sn1—O1i2.180 (1)C4—H420.9800
Sn1—O22.183 (1)C4—H430.9800
Sn1—O2i2.183 (1)C5—H510.9800
O1—C11.274 (2)C5—H520.9800
O2—C31.273 (2)C5—H530.9800
C1—C21.393 (2)C6—H610.9800
C2—C31.400 (2)C6—H620.9800
C2—H20.9500C6—H630.9800
C6i—Sn1—C6180.0O2—C3—C2126.07 (13)
C6i—Sn1—O1i90.20 (5)O2—C3—C5115.27 (13)
C6—Sn1—O1i89.80 (5)C2—C3—C5118.66 (13)
C6i—Sn1—O189.80 (5)C3—O2—Sn1125.68 (9)
C6—Sn1—O190.20 (5)C1—C4—H41109.5
O1i—Sn1—O1180.0C1—C4—H42109.5
C6i—Sn1—O289.59 (5)H41—C4—H42109.5
C6—Sn1—O290.41 (5)C1—C4—H43109.5
O1i—Sn1—O294.01 (4)H41—C4—H43109.5
O1—Sn1—O285.99 (4)H42—C4—H43109.5
C6i—Sn1—O2i90.41 (5)C3—C5—H51109.5
C6—Sn1—O2i89.59 (5)C3—C5—H52109.5
O1i—Sn1—O2i85.99 (4)H51—C5—H52109.5
O1—Sn1—O2i94.01 (4)C3—C5—H53109.5
O2—Sn1—O2i180.0H51—C5—H53109.5
C1—O1—Sn1125.61 (9)H52—C5—H53109.5
O1—C1—C2126.2 (1)Sn1—C6—H61109.5
O1—C1—C4114.7 (2)Sn1—C6—H62109.5
C2—C1—C4119.1 (1)H61—C6—H62109.5
C1—C2—C3128.4 (1)Sn1—C6—H63109.5
C1—C2—H2115.8H61—C6—H63109.5
C3—C2—H2115.8H62—C6—H63109.5
Symmetry code: (i) x+1, y+1, z.
 

Acknowledgements

We thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Government of Lower-Saxony for funding the diffractometer and acknowledge support by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Open Access Publishing Fund of Osnabrück University.

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