metal-organic compounds
Di-μ-chlorido-bis[aquachloridodimethyltin(IV)]–1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxacyclopentadecane (1/1)
aDepartment of Chemistry, General Campus, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and cChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
*Correspondence e-mail: seikweng@um.edu.my
The Sn, Cl and water O atoms of the title compound, [Sn2(CH3)4Cl4(H2O)2]·C10H20O5, lie on a special position of 2 The SnIV atom shows cis-C2SnCl2O trigonal–bipyramidal coordination [C—Sn—C = 157.0 (1)°]; however, two [Me2SnCl2(H2O)] units are linked by a tin–chlorine bridge [Sn←Cl = 3.247 (1) Å] across a center of inversion, generating a dinuclear species, so that the geometry is better regarded as a mer-C2SnCl3O octahedron. The crown ether interacts through O—H⋯O hydrogen with the metal atom through the coordinated water molecules in an outer-sphere manner, generating a hydrogen-bonded chain running along [101]. The 15-crown-5 molecule is disordered over the 2/m site.
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536812008781/xu5444sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812008781/xu5444Isup2.hkl
Dimethyltin dichloride (0.22 g, 1 mmol) and 15-crown-5 (0.24 g, 1 mol) were dissolved in chloroform (20 ml) to give clear solution. Colorless crystals of Me2SnCl2(H2O)2.15-crown-5 were formed within a day (Amini et al., 1994); the identity was confirmed by a low-temperature diffraction study.
The 1:1 adduct was recrystallized from methanol to yield the [Me2SnCl2(H2O)]2.15-crown-5 adduct.
Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions [C–H 0.95 to 0.99 Å, Uiso(H) 1.2 to 1.5Ueq(C)] and were included in the
in the riding model approximation.The water H-atom, whose O atom lies on a twofold rotation axis, was similar treated [O–H 0.84 Å] and its temperature factor s were tied by a factor of 1.5 times.
The 15-crown-5 molecule is disordered over the 2/m site. The ring was refined as a 15-atom species subject to 1,2 related distances being restrained to 1.50±0.01 Å. The temperature factors of the five O atoms were made identical, as were those of the ten C atoms. The anisotropic temperature factors of the sole C and O atoms were restrained to be nearly isotropic.
The crystal when measured with Cu radiation in place of Mo radiation in the expectation of resolving the disorder gave a marginally worse outcome, probably because of absorption difficulties.
Dimethyltin dichloride in the form of its dihydrate forms a 1:1 β 107.37 (2) %]. The SnIV atom lies on a twofold rotation axis, and the O atoms of the crown ether all point away from the middle of the ring so that all Owater···Ocrown ether interactions exceed 3.5 Å (Amini et al., 1994). A later, low-temperature (233 K) study corrected the of the room-temperature study to P21/n because dynamic disorder gave rise to ambiguities in identifying atoms (Yap et al., 1996). In fact, the water molecule does interact with the crown ether. We repeated the synthesis and used chloform as solvent for crystallization in a 100 K study to confirm the hydrogen bonding interactions (Amini & Ng, Unpublished results).
with 15-crown-5; the adduct belongs to the C2/c at room temperature [a 9.313 (2), b 17.266 (3), c 13.525 (3) Å;We then used the chloroform-crystallized compound, [Me2SnCl2(H2O)2].15-crown-5, in a further recrystalliation from methanol, and we obtained the monoaqua 2:1 adduct (Scheme I). The isolation of the 2:1 adduct is reproducible as a second recrystallization from solvent gave an identical compound, so that attempt represents an example of the influence of solvent in the formation of co-crystals.
In [Me2SnCl2(H2O)]2.15-crown-5, the SnIV atom shows cis-C2SnCl2O trigonal bipyramidal coordination [C–Sn–C 157.0 (1) °]; however, two [Me2SnCl2(H2O)] units are linked by a tin–chlorine bridge [Sn←Cl 3.247 (1) Å] across a center-of-inversion to generate a dinuclear species, so that the geometry is better regarded as a mer-C2SnCl3O octahedron (Fig. 1). The crown ether interacts indirectly with the metal atom through the coordinated water molecules in an outer-sphere manner to generate a hydrogen-bonded chain running along [1 0 1] (Table 1).
For [Me2SnCl2(H2O)2].15-crown-5, see: Amini et al. (1994); Yap et al. (1996).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).[Sn2(CH3)4Cl4(H2O)2]·C10H20O5 | F(000) = 688 |
Mr = 695.61 | Dx = 1.820 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/m | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -C 2y | Cell parameters from 5314 reflections |
a = 14.2351 (13) Å | θ = 2.5–27.5° |
b = 11.4115 (5) Å | µ = 2.42 mm−1 |
c = 9.8100 (9) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 127.183 (14)° | Block, colorless |
V = 1269.6 (3) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.20 mm |
Z = 2 |
Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with an Atlas detector | 1524 independent reflections |
Radiation source: SuperNova (Mo) X-ray Source | 1495 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Mirror monochromator | Rint = 0.016 |
Detector resolution: 10.4041 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.6°, θmin = 2.5° |
ω scan | h = −16→18 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) | k = −13→14 |
Tmin = 0.531, Tmax = 0.644 | l = −12→12 |
5824 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) = 0.042 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.99 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.023P)2 + 2.1038P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1524 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
93 parameters | Δρmax = 0.48 e Å−3 |
43 restraints | Δρmin = −0.72 e Å−3 |
[Sn2(CH3)4Cl4(H2O)2]·C10H20O5 | V = 1269.6 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 695.61 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, C2/m | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 14.2351 (13) Å | µ = 2.42 mm−1 |
b = 11.4115 (5) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 9.8100 (9) Å | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.20 mm |
β = 127.183 (14)° |
Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with an Atlas detector | 1524 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) | 1495 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.531, Tmax = 0.644 | Rint = 0.016 |
5824 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.017 | 43 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.042 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.99 | Δρmax = 0.48 e Å−3 |
1524 reflections | Δρmin = −0.72 e Å−3 |
93 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
Sn1 | 0.655960 (17) | 0.5000 | 0.51206 (2) | 0.01800 (8) | |
Cl1 | 0.43822 (7) | 0.5000 | 0.25799 (9) | 0.02629 (17) | |
Cl2 | 0.73232 (8) | 0.5000 | 0.35183 (10) | 0.02918 (17) | |
O1W | 0.8420 (2) | 0.5000 | 0.7676 (3) | 0.0329 (5) | |
H1 | 0.8512 | 0.5605 | 0.8232 | 0.049* | |
O1 | 0.8868 (4) | 0.5018 (14) | 1.0827 (5) | 0.0187 (5) | 0.25 |
O2 | 1.0086 (8) | 0.6816 (7) | 1.0770 (10) | 0.0187 (5) | 0.25 |
O3 | 1.0110 (5) | 0.6179 (5) | 0.7954 (7) | 0.0187 (5) | 0.25 |
O4 | 1.0459 (5) | 0.3741 (5) | 0.8555 (7) | 0.0187 (5) | 0.25 |
O5 | 1.0106 (8) | 0.3021 (7) | 1.1028 (10) | 0.0187 (5) | 0.25 |
C1 | 0.8963 (15) | 0.6095 (12) | 1.164 (2) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.25 |
H1A | 0.9664 | 0.6078 | 1.2858 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
H1B | 0.8255 | 0.6215 | 1.1595 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
C2 | 0.9075 (17) | 0.7073 (16) | 1.072 (3) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.25 |
H2A | 0.8355 | 0.7121 | 0.9520 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
H2B | 0.9183 | 0.7831 | 1.1288 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
C3 | 1.0255 (10) | 0.7633 (8) | 0.9801 (15) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.25 |
H3A | 1.0707 | 0.8324 | 1.0511 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
H3B | 0.9482 | 0.7904 | 0.8774 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
C4 | 1.0921 (13) | 0.7001 (12) | 0.928 (2) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.25 |
H4A | 1.1211 | 0.7565 | 0.8846 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
H4B | 1.1606 | 0.6582 | 1.0273 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
C5 | 1.0639 (7) | 0.5468 (6) | 0.7385 (10) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.25 |
H5A | 1.1192 | 0.5954 | 0.7333 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
H5B | 1.0017 | 0.5182 | 0.6215 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
C6 | 1.1287 (7) | 0.4445 (6) | 0.8525 (11) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.25 |
H6A | 1.1640 | 0.3978 | 0.8088 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
H6B | 1.1929 | 0.4717 | 0.9695 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
C7 | 1.0979 (8) | 0.2730 (8) | 0.9620 (13) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.25 |
H7A | 1.1728 | 0.2947 | 1.0729 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
H7B | 1.1153 | 0.2138 | 0.9063 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
C8 | 1.0136 (11) | 0.2234 (7) | 0.9908 (17) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.25 |
H8A | 0.9339 | 0.2159 | 0.8806 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
H8B | 1.0402 | 0.1447 | 1.0436 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
C9 | 0.9022 (14) | 0.2965 (13) | 1.084 (3) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.25 |
H9A | 0.8978 | 0.2221 | 1.1316 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
H9B | 0.8338 | 0.3004 | 0.9611 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
C10 | 0.9009 (15) | 0.3995 (12) | 1.179 (2) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.25 |
H10A | 0.8346 | 0.3926 | 1.1861 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
H10B | 0.9756 | 0.4036 | 1.2963 | 0.024* | 0.25 |
C11 | 0.6536 (2) | 0.68104 (19) | 0.5528 (3) | 0.0271 (5) | |
H11 | 0.6202 | 0.6940 | 0.6144 | 0.041* | |
H12 | 0.6053 | 0.7215 | 0.4423 | 0.041* | |
H13 | 0.7343 | 0.7118 | 0.6206 | 0.041* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Sn1 | 0.02135 (12) | 0.01588 (12) | 0.01478 (11) | 0.000 | 0.00988 (9) | 0.000 |
Cl1 | 0.0286 (4) | 0.0210 (3) | 0.0177 (3) | 0.000 | 0.0079 (3) | 0.000 |
Cl2 | 0.0375 (4) | 0.0312 (4) | 0.0283 (4) | 0.000 | 0.0249 (4) | 0.000 |
O1W | 0.0301 (12) | 0.0391 (14) | 0.0182 (11) | 0.000 | 0.0088 (10) | 0.000 |
O1 | 0.0216 (11) | 0.0195 (12) | 0.0150 (15) | −0.0018 (15) | 0.0111 (11) | 0.0016 (13) |
O2 | 0.0216 (11) | 0.0195 (12) | 0.0150 (15) | −0.0018 (15) | 0.0111 (11) | 0.0016 (13) |
O3 | 0.0216 (11) | 0.0195 (12) | 0.0150 (15) | −0.0018 (15) | 0.0111 (11) | 0.0016 (13) |
O4 | 0.0216 (11) | 0.0195 (12) | 0.0150 (15) | −0.0018 (15) | 0.0111 (11) | 0.0016 (13) |
O5 | 0.0216 (11) | 0.0195 (12) | 0.0150 (15) | −0.0018 (15) | 0.0111 (11) | 0.0016 (13) |
C1 | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0199 (13) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0018 (15) |
C2 | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0199 (13) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0018 (15) |
C3 | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0199 (13) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0018 (15) |
C4 | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0199 (13) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0018 (15) |
C5 | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0199 (13) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0018 (15) |
C6 | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0199 (13) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0018 (15) |
C7 | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0199 (13) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0018 (15) |
C8 | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0199 (13) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0018 (15) |
C9 | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0199 (13) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0018 (15) |
C10 | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0199 (13) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0018 (15) |
C11 | 0.0345 (12) | 0.0181 (10) | 0.0345 (12) | −0.0066 (9) | 0.0239 (11) | −0.0058 (9) |
Sn1—C11 | 2.108 (2) | C3—H3A | 0.9900 |
Sn1—C11i | 2.108 (2) | C3—H3B | 0.9900 |
Sn1—O1W | 2.296 (2) | C4—H4A | 0.9900 |
Sn1—Cl2 | 2.3912 (8) | C4—H4B | 0.9900 |
Sn1—Cl1 | 2.5459 (10) | C5—C6 | 1.489 (8) |
Sn1—Cl1ii | 3.2467 (9) | C5—H5A | 0.9900 |
O1W—H1 | 0.8400 | C5—H5B | 0.9900 |
O1—C1 | 1.427 (9) | C6—H6A | 0.9900 |
O1—C10 | 1.438 (9) | C6—H6B | 0.9900 |
O2—C2 | 1.440 (10) | C7—C8 | 1.501 (8) |
O2—C3 | 1.452 (8) | C7—H7A | 0.9900 |
O3—C5 | 1.430 (7) | C7—H7B | 0.9900 |
O3—C4 | 1.447 (10) | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
O4—C7 | 1.427 (8) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
O4—C6 | 1.442 (7) | C9—C10 | 1.508 (9) |
O5—C8 | 1.439 (8) | C9—H9A | 0.9900 |
O5—C9 | 1.439 (9) | C9—H9B | 0.9900 |
C1—C2 | 1.505 (9) | C10—H10A | 0.9900 |
C1—H1A | 0.9900 | C10—H10B | 0.9900 |
C1—H1B | 0.9900 | C11—H11 | 0.9800 |
C2—H2A | 0.9900 | C11—H12 | 0.9800 |
C2—H2B | 0.9900 | C11—H13 | 0.9800 |
C3—C4 | 1.504 (9) | ||
C11—Sn1—C11i | 157.00 (13) | H4A—C4—H4B | 108.6 |
C11—Sn1—O1W | 86.16 (7) | O3—C5—C6 | 112.7 (5) |
C11i—Sn1—O1W | 86.16 (7) | O3—C5—H5A | 109.1 |
C11—Sn1—Cl2 | 100.96 (6) | C6—C5—H5A | 109.1 |
C11i—Sn1—Cl2 | 100.96 (6) | O3—C5—H5B | 109.1 |
O1W—Sn1—Cl2 | 92.01 (7) | C6—C5—H5B | 109.1 |
C11—Sn1—Cl1 | 92.07 (7) | H5A—C5—H5B | 107.8 |
C11i—Sn1—Cl1 | 92.07 (7) | O4—C6—C5 | 108.0 (6) |
O1W—Sn1—Cl1 | 170.83 (7) | O4—C6—H6A | 110.1 |
Cl2—Sn1—Cl1 | 97.16 (3) | C5—C6—H6A | 110.1 |
C11—Sn1—Cl1ii | 78.93 (6) | O4—C6—H6B | 110.1 |
C11i—Sn1—Cl1ii | 78.93 (6) | C5—C6—H6B | 110.1 |
O1W—Sn1—Cl1ii | 85.96 (7) | H6A—C6—H6B | 108.4 |
Cl2—Sn1—Cl1ii | 177.97 (3) | O4—C7—C8 | 108.9 (7) |
Cl1—Sn1—Cl1ii | 84.87 (3) | O4—C7—H7A | 109.9 |
Sn1—O1W—H1 | 109.5 | C8—C7—H7A | 109.9 |
C1—O1—C10 | 113.8 (4) | O4—C7—H7B | 109.9 |
C2—O2—C3 | 113.8 (7) | C8—C7—H7B | 109.9 |
C5—O3—C4 | 113.4 (6) | H7A—C7—H7B | 108.3 |
C7—O4—C6 | 113.4 (6) | O5—C8—C7 | 107.7 (7) |
C8—O5—C9 | 113.4 (8) | O5—C8—H8A | 110.2 |
O1—C1—C2 | 108.1 (8) | C7—C8—H8A | 110.2 |
O1—C1—H1A | 110.1 | O5—C8—H8B | 110.2 |
C2—C1—H1A | 110.1 | C7—C8—H8B | 110.2 |
O1—C1—H1B | 110.1 | H8A—C8—H8B | 108.5 |
C2—C1—H1B | 110.1 | O5—C9—C10 | 107.4 (8) |
H1A—C1—H1B | 108.4 | O5—C9—H9A | 110.2 |
O2—C2—C1 | 107.1 (8) | C10—C9—H9A | 110.2 |
O2—C2—H2A | 110.3 | O5—C9—H9B | 110.2 |
C1—C2—H2A | 110.3 | C10—C9—H9B | 110.2 |
O2—C2—H2B | 110.3 | H9A—C9—H9B | 108.5 |
C1—C2—H2B | 110.3 | O1—C10—C9 | 106.0 (8) |
H2A—C2—H2B | 108.5 | O1—C10—H10A | 110.5 |
O2—C3—C4 | 107.6 (8) | C9—C10—H10A | 110.5 |
O2—C3—H3A | 110.2 | O1—C10—H10B | 110.5 |
C4—C3—H3A | 110.2 | C9—C10—H10B | 110.5 |
O2—C3—H3B | 110.2 | H10A—C10—H10B | 108.7 |
C4—C3—H3B | 110.2 | Sn1—C11—H11 | 109.5 |
H3A—C3—H3B | 108.5 | Sn1—C11—H12 | 109.5 |
O3—C4—C3 | 107.0 (9) | H11—C11—H12 | 109.5 |
O3—C4—H4A | 110.3 | Sn1—C11—H13 | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4A | 110.3 | H11—C11—H13 | 109.5 |
O3—C4—H4B | 110.3 | H12—C11—H13 | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4B | 110.3 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1, z; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1w—H1···O1 | 0.84 | 2.37 | 2.753 (4) | 108 |
O1w—H1···O1i | 0.84 | 2.38 | 2.753 (4) | 107 |
O1w—H1···O2iii | 0.84 | 2.12 | 2.687 (9) | 125 |
O1w—H1···O5iv | 0.84 | 2.26 | 2.810 (9) | 123 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1, z; (iii) −x+2, y, −z+2; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Sn2(CH3)4Cl4(H2O)2]·C10H20O5 |
Mr | 695.61 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/m |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 14.2351 (13), 11.4115 (5), 9.8100 (9) |
β (°) | 127.183 (14) |
V (Å3) | 1269.6 (3) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.42 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with an Atlas detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.531, 0.644 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5824, 1524, 1495 |
Rint | 0.016 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.651 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.017, 0.042, 0.99 |
No. of reflections | 1524 |
No. of parameters | 93 |
No. of restraints | 43 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.48, −0.72 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1w—H1···O1 | 0.84 | 2.37 | 2.753 (4) | 108 |
O1w—H1···O1i | 0.84 | 2.38 | 2.753 (4) | 107 |
O1w—H1···O2ii | 0.84 | 2.12 | 2.687 (9) | 125 |
O1w—H1···O5iii | 0.84 | 2.26 | 2.810 (9) | 123 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1, z; (ii) −x+2, y, −z+2; (iii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2. |
Acknowledgements
We thank Shahid Beheshti University and the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia (grant No. UM.C/HIR/MOHE/SC/12) for supporting this study.
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Dimethyltin dichloride in the form of its dihydrate forms a 1:1 co-crystal with 15-crown-5; the adduct belongs to the C2/c space group at room temperature [a 9.313 (2), b 17.266 (3), c 13.525 (3) Å; β 107.37 (2) %]. The SnIV atom lies on a twofold rotation axis, and the O atoms of the crown ether all point away from the middle of the ring so that all Owater···Ocrown ether interactions exceed 3.5 Å (Amini et al., 1994). A later, low-temperature (233 K) study corrected the space group of the room-temperature study to P21/n because dynamic disorder gave rise to ambiguities in identifying atoms (Yap et al., 1996). In fact, the water molecule does interact with the crown ether. We repeated the synthesis and used chloform as solvent for crystallization in a 100 K study to confirm the hydrogen bonding interactions (Amini & Ng, Unpublished results).
We then used the chloroform-crystallized compound, [Me2SnCl2(H2O)2].15-crown-5, in a further recrystalliation from methanol, and we obtained the monoaqua 2:1 adduct (Scheme I). The isolation of the 2:1 adduct is reproducible as a second recrystallization from solvent gave an identical compound, so that attempt represents an example of the influence of solvent in the formation of co-crystals.
In [Me2SnCl2(H2O)]2.15-crown-5, the SnIV atom shows cis-C2SnCl2O trigonal bipyramidal coordination [C–Sn–C 157.0 (1) °]; however, two [Me2SnCl2(H2O)] units are linked by a tin–chlorine bridge [Sn←Cl 3.247 (1) Å] across a center-of-inversion to generate a dinuclear species, so that the geometry is better regarded as a mer-C2SnCl3O octahedron (Fig. 1). The crown ether interacts indirectly with the metal atom through the coordinated water molecules in an outer-sphere manner to generate a hydrogen-bonded chain running along [1 0 1] (Table 1).