Synthesis and mössbauer studies of some aquo complexes of tin(IV) with crown ethers

Abstract The preparation, characterization, and 119Sn Mossbauer spectra of a number of tin(IV) complexes with cyclic polyethers are presented. With tin(IV) chloride and methyltin(IV) trichloride, 1:1 and 2:1 metal-to-crown-ether complexes are formed, while dimethyltin(IV) dichloride forms only 2:1 complexes; in every case, two water molecules are present in the solid state structure. An octahedral coordination geometry around the tin(IV) center is proposed on the basis of Mossbauer and IR spectra.