Mono-organotin(IV) and tin(IV) derivatives of 2-mercaptopyridine and 2-mercaptopyrimidine: X-ray structures of methyl-tris(2-pyridinethiolato)tin(IV) and phenyl-tris(2-pyridinethiolato)tin(IV)�1.5CHCl3

Mono-organotin(IV) and tin(IV) derivatives of 2-mercaptopyridine (HSPy) and 2-mercaptopyrimidine (HSPym), RSnL 3 (R=Me, n-Bu, Ph; L=SPy, SPym; R=Bz=benzyl, o-CIBz, oClC 6 H 4 , p-ClC 6 H 4 , o-tolyl, p-tolyl; L=SPy), RSnCIL 2 (R=Me, n-Bu, Ph; L=SPy, SPym), RSnCI 2 L (R=Me, n-Bu; L=SPy, SPym) and SnCI 4-n L n (L=SPy, SPym; n=2,4) were obtained from RSnCI 3 or SnCI 4 and NaL or by neutralization (R=Ph,p-tolyl; L=SPy, SPym). RSnCIL 2 and RSnCI 2 L were better prepared by comproportionation of RSnCI 3 and RSnL 3 . MeSn(Spy) 3 and PhSn(SPy) 3 .1.5CHCI 3 crystals, as determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, are monoclinic. In the discrete monomeric RSn(SPy) 3 units, three bidentate SPy lig…