n-Butyldichlorido{4-cyclo-hexyl-1-[1-(pyridin-2-yl-κN)ethyl-idene]thio-semi-carb-azi-dato-κ²N¹,S}tin(IV)

• Published in: Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online Vol. 68; no. Pt 7; pp. m909 - m910
• Main Authors: Affan, Md Abu, Salam, Md Abdus, Asaruddin, Mohd Razip, Ng, Seik Weng, Tiekink, Edward R T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States International Union of Crystallography 01-07-2012
• Subjects: Metal-Organic Papers
• ISSN: 1600-5368; 1600-5368
• DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812025937

Two independent mol-ecules comprise the asymmetric unit in the title compound, [Sn(C₄H₉)(C₁₄H₁₉N₄S)Cl₂]. In each mol-ecule, the Sn(IV) atom exists within a distorted octa-hedral geometry defined by the N,N',S-tridentate mono-deprotonated Schiff base ligand, two mutually trans Cl atoms, and the α-C atom of the n-butyl group; the latter is trans to the azo-N atom. The greatest distortion from the ideal geometry is found in the nominally trans angle formed by the S and pyridyl-N atoms at Sn [151.72 (7) and 152.04 (7)°, respectively]. In the crystal, mol-ecules are consolidated into a three-dimensional architecture by a combination of N-H⋯Cl, C-H⋯π and π-π inter-actions [inter-centroid distances = 3.6718 (19) and 3.675 (2) Å].