6-Thiopurine complexes of organotin(IV) moieties. Synthesis and structural characterization by infrared and Mössbauer spectroscopy

Abstract The novel complexes Me3Sn(6-TP−1) and Bun2Sn(6-TP−1)2, where 6-TP−1 is the mono-anion of 6-thiopurine, have been synthesized. The sites of stannylation of 6-TP have been inferred from the known directions of electrophilic substitution reactions of 6-TP itself. The compounds have been characterized by infrared and Mossbauer spectroscopy. A solid state polymeric structure has been proposed for Me3Sn(6-TP−1), where planar SnC3 skeletons are bridged by 6-TP−1 (thione tautomer) axially bound to Sn through N(3) and N(1) atoms. For Bun2Sn(6-TP−1)2, a molecular structure has been advanced, with the ‘aromatic’ ligand anions chelating Sn by S-N(7) atoms.