metal-organic compounds
1,1′-Di-tert-butyl-2,2′,3,3′,4,4′,5,5′-octaethyl-1,1′-bistannole
aDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo, Saitama-city, Saitama 338-8570 Japan
*Correspondence e-mail: masaichi@chem.saitama-u.ac.jp
The title compound, [Sn2(C4H9)2(C12H20)2], has two 1-stannacyclopentadiene skeletons related by inversion symmetry located at the mid-point of the Sn—Sn bond [2.7682 (2) Å]. Thus, the comprises one half-molecule. The planarity of the stannacyclopentadiene ring is illustrated by the dihedral angle of 0.3 (1)°, defined by the C4 and C—Sn—C planes. To avoid steric repulsion, the two stannole rings are oriented in an anti fashion through the Sn—Sn bond. These structural features are similar to those of other bistannoles.
Related literature
For the synthesis and X-ray et al. (2002, 2005). For related literature on bi-, oligo- and poly-(1,1-metallole)s, see: Haga et al. (2008); Kanno et al. (1998); Kim & Woo (2002); Saito & Yoshioka (2005); Saito et al. (2010); Sohn et al. (1999, 2003); Yamaguchi & Tamao (1998); Yamaguchi et al. (1997, 1999).
of bi(1,1-stannole)s whose carbon atoms of the five-membered rings have phenyl groups, see: SaitoExperimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT and XPREP (Bruker, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: XSHELL (Bruker, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: XCIF (Bruker, 2008).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811022951/kp2332sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811022951/kp2332Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811022951/kp2332Isup3.cml
A diethyl ether solution (0.55 mL) of tert-butyl chloride (0.94 M, 0.52 mmol) was added to a diethyl ether solution (7 mL) of 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5'-octaethyl-1,1'-dilithiobistannole (Saito et al., 2010) (118.8 mg, 0.203 mmol) at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred for 3 h. After removal of volatile substances, the residue was degassed by freeze-pump-thaw cycles and sealed. In a glovebox, materials insoluble in hexane were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated to provide a crude product. Recrystallisation of the crude product from diethyl ether afforded colourless crystals of bis(1-tert-butyl-2,3,4,5-tetraethylstannacyclopentadienyl) (107.7 mg, 0.154 mmol, 76%). (1) 1H NMR (C6D6, 400 MHz) δ 1.02 (t, J = 7 Hz, 12H), 1.19 (t, J = 7 Hz, 12H), 1.40(s, JSn–H = 73 Hz, 18H), 2.33(q, J = 7 Hz, 8H), 2.41–2.60(m, 8H); 13C NMR (101 MHz, C6D6) δ 18.44 (q, JSn–C = 13 Hz), 22.61 (t, JSn–C = 48 Hz), 26.85 (t, JSn–C = 54 Hz), 30.71 (s, JSn–C = 22, 314, 328 Hz), 32.54 (t), 145.74 (s, JSn–C = 26, 287, 301 Hz), 152.92 (s, JSn–C = 21, 63 Hz); 119Sn NMR (186 MHz, C6D6)δ -68.8 (JSn–C = 301 Hz, JSn–Sn = 948 Hz).
All H atoms were positionated geometrically, with C–H 0.96 and 0.97 A for methyl and methylene H atoms, and constrated to ride on their parent atoms, with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C) and 1.2Ueq(C) for methyl and methylene H atoms, respectively.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT and XPREP (Bruker, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: XSHEL (Bruker, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: XCIF (Bruker, 2008).[Sn2(C4H9)2(C12H20)2] | F(000) = 700 |
Mr = 680.20 | Dx = 1.348 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 6469 reflections |
a = 8.7161 (5) Å | θ = 2.5–28.1° |
b = 16.5999 (9) Å | µ = 1.51 mm−1 |
c = 11.7913 (6) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 100.827 (1)° | Cube, colourless |
V = 1675.67 (16) Å3 | 0.25 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3636 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Bruker TXS fine-focus rotating anode | 3387 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Bruker Helios multilayer confocal mirror monochromator | Rint = 0.017 |
Detector resolution: 8.333 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.0°, θmin = 2.1° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −11→9 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (XPREP; Bruker, 2008) | k = −21→21 |
Tmin = 0.835, Tmax = 0.927 | l = −14→12 |
9015 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.017 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.043 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.020P)2 + 0.7365P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3636 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
161 parameters | Δρmax = 0.43 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.42 e Å−3 |
[Sn2(C4H9)2(C12H20)2] | V = 1675.67 (16) Å3 |
Mr = 680.20 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.7161 (5) Å | µ = 1.51 mm−1 |
b = 16.5999 (9) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 11.7913 (6) Å | 0.25 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
β = 100.827 (1)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3636 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (XPREP; Bruker, 2008) | 3387 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.835, Tmax = 0.927 | Rint = 0.017 |
9015 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.017 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.043 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.43 e Å−3 |
3636 reflections | Δρmin = −0.42 e Å−3 |
161 parameters |
Experimental. (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Sn1 | 0.025172 (11) | 0.980800 (6) | 0.390739 (8) | 0.01472 (4) | |
C1 | 0.08418 (18) | 1.07858 (9) | 0.28847 (13) | 0.0166 (3) | |
C2 | −0.03317 (18) | 1.08829 (9) | 0.19728 (13) | 0.0165 (3) | |
C3 | −0.17491 (18) | 1.03462 (9) | 0.18331 (13) | 0.0166 (3) | |
C4 | −0.18366 (18) | 0.97554 (9) | 0.26111 (14) | 0.0174 (3) | |
C5 | 0.20071 (18) | 0.88519 (10) | 0.40268 (14) | 0.0207 (3) | |
C6 | 0.2344 (3) | 0.86861 (15) | 0.28284 (18) | 0.0494 (6) | |
H6A | 0.2631 | 0.9179 | 0.2498 | 0.074* | |
H6B | 0.1428 | 0.8468 | 0.2347 | 0.074* | |
H6C | 0.3187 | 0.8307 | 0.2884 | 0.074* | |
C7 | 0.3492 (2) | 0.91665 (13) | 0.47898 (19) | 0.0412 (5) | |
H7A | 0.4319 | 0.8783 | 0.4801 | 0.062* | |
H7B | 0.3311 | 0.9245 | 0.5560 | 0.062* | |
H7C | 0.3781 | 0.9670 | 0.4489 | 0.062* | |
C8 | 0.1474 (3) | 0.80959 (13) | 0.4556 (3) | 0.0577 (7) | |
H8A | 0.0592 | 0.7872 | 0.4042 | 0.087* | |
H8B | 0.1182 | 0.8226 | 0.5280 | 0.087* | |
H8C | 0.2310 | 0.7710 | 0.4681 | 0.087* | |
C9 | 0.23347 (19) | 1.12690 (10) | 0.31206 (14) | 0.0207 (3) | |
H9A | 0.2443 | 1.1562 | 0.2428 | 0.025* | |
H9B | 0.3215 | 1.0904 | 0.3308 | 0.025* | |
C10 | 0.2376 (2) | 1.18665 (11) | 0.41124 (15) | 0.0285 (4) | |
H10A | 0.1539 | 1.2247 | 0.3915 | 0.043* | |
H10B | 0.3356 | 1.2147 | 0.4246 | 0.043* | |
H10C | 0.2260 | 1.1581 | 0.4799 | 0.043* | |
C11 | −0.02473 (19) | 1.15157 (10) | 0.10545 (13) | 0.0213 (3) | |
H11A | 0.0349 | 1.1974 | 0.1409 | 0.026* | |
H11B | −0.1294 | 1.1701 | 0.0735 | 0.026* | |
C12 | 0.0514 (2) | 1.11894 (11) | 0.00763 (14) | 0.0276 (4) | |
H12A | 0.1557 | 1.1013 | 0.0387 | 0.041* | |
H12B | 0.0547 | 1.1607 | −0.0482 | 0.041* | |
H12C | −0.0086 | 1.0744 | −0.0289 | 0.041* | |
C13 | −0.30873 (19) | 1.05102 (10) | 0.08346 (14) | 0.0229 (3) | |
H13A | −0.3647 | 1.0012 | 0.0615 | 0.027* | |
H13B | −0.2668 | 1.0698 | 0.0176 | 0.027* | |
C14 | −0.4225 (2) | 1.11386 (11) | 0.11409 (18) | 0.0348 (4) | |
H14A | −0.4702 | 1.0938 | 0.1755 | 0.052* | |
H14B | −0.5018 | 1.1246 | 0.0475 | 0.052* | |
H14C | −0.3669 | 1.1627 | 0.1385 | 0.052* | |
C15 | −0.32148 (19) | 0.92105 (10) | 0.26192 (15) | 0.0230 (3) | |
H15A | −0.4082 | 0.9395 | 0.2037 | 0.028* | |
H15B | −0.3527 | 0.9253 | 0.3364 | 0.028* | |
C16 | −0.2897 (2) | 0.83329 (11) | 0.23913 (18) | 0.0337 (4) | |
H16A | −0.2663 | 0.8279 | 0.1631 | 0.051* | |
H16B | −0.3802 | 0.8017 | 0.2446 | 0.051* | |
H16C | −0.2024 | 0.8147 | 0.2952 | 0.051* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Sn1 | 0.01341 (6) | 0.01614 (6) | 0.01448 (6) | 0.00001 (4) | 0.00225 (4) | 0.00191 (4) |
C1 | 0.0176 (7) | 0.0170 (7) | 0.0159 (7) | −0.0015 (6) | 0.0052 (6) | −0.0001 (6) |
C2 | 0.0193 (7) | 0.0139 (7) | 0.0172 (7) | 0.0008 (6) | 0.0058 (6) | −0.0002 (6) |
C3 | 0.0149 (7) | 0.0168 (7) | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0016 (6) | 0.0014 (6) | −0.0027 (6) |
C4 | 0.0141 (7) | 0.0185 (7) | 0.0194 (8) | −0.0002 (6) | 0.0028 (6) | −0.0020 (6) |
C5 | 0.0170 (8) | 0.0210 (8) | 0.0232 (8) | 0.0027 (6) | 0.0013 (6) | 0.0000 (6) |
C6 | 0.0559 (14) | 0.0607 (15) | 0.0314 (11) | 0.0330 (12) | 0.0074 (10) | −0.0069 (10) |
C7 | 0.0230 (10) | 0.0449 (12) | 0.0498 (12) | 0.0099 (8) | −0.0082 (8) | −0.0115 (10) |
C8 | 0.0319 (12) | 0.0326 (11) | 0.112 (2) | 0.0118 (9) | 0.0221 (13) | 0.0330 (13) |
C9 | 0.0193 (8) | 0.0216 (8) | 0.0210 (8) | −0.0044 (6) | 0.0036 (6) | 0.0011 (6) |
C10 | 0.0302 (10) | 0.0268 (9) | 0.0270 (9) | −0.0092 (7) | 0.0015 (7) | −0.0042 (7) |
C11 | 0.0240 (8) | 0.0190 (8) | 0.0203 (8) | −0.0009 (6) | 0.0027 (6) | 0.0041 (6) |
C12 | 0.0343 (10) | 0.0299 (9) | 0.0195 (8) | −0.0047 (7) | 0.0075 (7) | 0.0035 (7) |
C13 | 0.0210 (8) | 0.0226 (8) | 0.0222 (8) | −0.0001 (7) | −0.0030 (6) | 0.0014 (7) |
C14 | 0.0234 (9) | 0.0293 (9) | 0.0472 (12) | 0.0069 (7) | −0.0054 (8) | −0.0003 (8) |
C15 | 0.0178 (8) | 0.0241 (8) | 0.0268 (8) | −0.0037 (6) | 0.0033 (6) | 0.0017 (7) |
C16 | 0.0355 (10) | 0.0252 (9) | 0.0433 (11) | −0.0132 (8) | 0.0146 (9) | −0.0065 (8) |
Sn1—C1 | 2.1416 (15) | C9—H9A | 0.9700 |
Sn1—C4 | 2.1475 (16) | C9—H9B | 0.9700 |
Sn1—C5 | 2.1906 (16) | C10—H10A | 0.9600 |
Sn1—Sn1i | 2.7682 (2) | C10—H10B | 0.9600 |
C1—C2 | 1.347 (2) | C10—H10C | 0.9600 |
C1—C9 | 1.509 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.534 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.507 (2) | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
C2—C11 | 1.520 (2) | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
C3—C4 | 1.355 (2) | C12—H12A | 0.9600 |
C3—C13 | 1.518 (2) | C12—H12B | 0.9600 |
C4—C15 | 1.505 (2) | C12—H12C | 0.9600 |
C5—C8 | 1.513 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.529 (2) |
C5—C6 | 1.521 (3) | C13—H13A | 0.9700 |
C5—C7 | 1.523 (2) | C13—H13B | 0.9700 |
C6—H6A | 0.9600 | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C6—H6B | 0.9600 | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C6—H6C | 0.9600 | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C7—H7A | 0.9600 | C15—C16 | 1.516 (2) |
C7—H7B | 0.9600 | C15—H15A | 0.9700 |
C7—H7C | 0.9600 | C15—H15B | 0.9700 |
C8—H8A | 0.9600 | C16—H16A | 0.9600 |
C8—H8B | 0.9600 | C16—H16B | 0.9600 |
C8—H8C | 0.9600 | C16—H16C | 0.9600 |
C9—C10 | 1.529 (2) | ||
C1—Sn1—C4 | 83.75 (6) | C1—C9—H9B | 109.1 |
C1—Sn1—C5 | 110.28 (6) | C10—C9—H9B | 109.1 |
C4—Sn1—C5 | 120.31 (6) | H9A—C9—H9B | 107.9 |
C1—Sn1—Sn1i | 116.51 (4) | C9—C10—H10A | 109.5 |
C4—Sn1—Sn1i | 114.24 (4) | C9—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C5—Sn1—Sn1i | 109.75 (4) | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C2—C1—C9 | 125.63 (14) | C9—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—Sn1 | 108.27 (11) | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C9—C1—Sn1 | 126.08 (11) | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.03 (13) | C2—C11—C12 | 112.17 (14) |
C1—C2—C11 | 121.33 (14) | C2—C11—H11A | 109.2 |
C3—C2—C11 | 118.62 (13) | C12—C11—H11A | 109.2 |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.22 (14) | C2—C11—H11B | 109.2 |
C4—C3—C13 | 121.47 (14) | C12—C11—H11B | 109.2 |
C2—C3—C13 | 118.26 (13) | H11A—C11—H11B | 107.9 |
C3—C4—C15 | 125.86 (15) | C11—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
C3—C4—Sn1 | 107.73 (11) | C11—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C15—C4—Sn1 | 126.20 (11) | H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C8—C5—C6 | 111.14 (18) | C11—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C8—C5—C7 | 109.49 (17) | H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—C7 | 108.65 (17) | H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C8—C5—Sn1 | 111.26 (12) | C3—C13—C14 | 112.16 (14) |
C6—C5—Sn1 | 109.01 (12) | C3—C13—H13A | 109.2 |
C7—C5—Sn1 | 107.17 (11) | C14—C13—H13A | 109.2 |
C5—C6—H6A | 109.5 | C3—C13—H13B | 109.2 |
C5—C6—H6B | 109.5 | C14—C13—H13B | 109.2 |
H6A—C6—H6B | 109.5 | H13A—C13—H13B | 107.9 |
C5—C6—H6C | 109.5 | C13—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
H6A—C6—H6C | 109.5 | C13—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
H6B—C6—H6C | 109.5 | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C5—C7—H7A | 109.5 | C13—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C7—H7B | 109.5 | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C7—H7C | 109.5 | C4—C15—C16 | 113.80 (14) |
H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 | C4—C15—H15A | 108.8 |
H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 | C16—C15—H15A | 108.8 |
C5—C8—H8A | 109.5 | C4—C15—H15B | 108.8 |
C5—C8—H8B | 109.5 | C16—C15—H15B | 108.8 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 | H15A—C15—H15B | 107.7 |
C5—C8—H8C | 109.5 | C15—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 | C15—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C1—C9—C10 | 112.43 (13) | C15—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C1—C9—H9A | 109.1 | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C10—C9—H9A | 109.1 | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Sn2(C4H9)2(C12H20)2] |
Mr | 680.20 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.7161 (5), 16.5999 (9), 11.7913 (6) |
β (°) | 100.827 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1675.67 (16) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.51 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.25 × 0.10 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (XPREP; Bruker, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.835, 0.927 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9015, 3636, 3387 |
Rint | 0.017 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.639 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.017, 0.043, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3636 |
No. of parameters | 161 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.43, −0.42 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008), SAINT (Bruker, 2008), SAINT and XPREP (Bruker, 2008), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), XSHEL (Bruker, 2008), XCIF (Bruker, 2008).
Sn1—C1 | 2.1416 (15) | Sn1—C5 | 2.1906 (16) |
Sn1—C4 | 2.1475 (16) | Sn1—Sn1i | 2.7682 (2) |
C1—Sn1—C4 | 83.75 (6) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+2, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
This work was partially supported by Grant-in-Aids for Scientific Research (B) (No. 22350015 to MS) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan. MS acknowledges a research grant from Mitsubishi Foundation. TK acknowledges the Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant from the Japan Science Society
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The group 14 metalloles has received much attention as good precursors of their polymers that reveal interesting optical properties (Yamaguchi et al., 1998; Haga et al., 2008) as well as their anion species, which are heavier congeners of the cyclopentadienyl anion (Saito et al., 2005). After the synthesis of several oligo(1,1-silole)s and poly(1,1-silole)s (Yamaguchi et al., 1997, 1999); Kanno et al., 1998; Sohn et al., 1999), they have been used as building blocks of organic electroluminescent devices (Kim & Woo (2002)). Poly(1,1-germole)s have also been synthesized (Sohn et al., 2003). In contrast, as for tin analogues, only a few reports on the synthesis of oligo(1,1-stannole)s have appeared, so far (Haga et al., 2008). We report herein the molecular structure of the title compound, which is a novel bi(1,1-stannole) bearing ethyl groups on the carbon atoms of the five-membered rings.
The X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the title compound, bis(1-tert-butyl-2,3,4,5-tetraethylstannacyclopentadienyl) (I), has two planar five-membered rings with C–C bond alternations. The molecule is centrosymmetric with an inversion center in the middle of Sn–Sn bond, and hence a half moiety of the molecule was refined. The two stannole rings are oriented in an anti fashion through the Sn–Sn bond to avoid steric repulsion. The Sn–Sn bond length of 2.7689 (2) Å is in a normal range of the corresponding single bond, as was observed in other bi(1,1-stannole)s (2.7844 (7) and 2.7822 (7) Å (Saito et al., 2002, 2005). The structural features of the title compound are therefore quite similar to those of other bi(1,1-stannole)s that have electronically neutral tin centers, and substituents on the ring carbon atoms little affect the structural feartures of bi(1,1-stannole)s.