A new route to tris (dimethyltin sulphid) with tetramethyltin as co-product; the wider implications of this and some other reactions leading to tetramethyl-tin and -lead from lodomethane
Abstract
We describe a new light-promoted rearrangement of (Me3Sn)2S leading to cyclic (Me2SnS)3 and Me4Sn Which has an important implication for the methylation of heavy metals in the environment and we also note some reactions of the natural product iodomethane leading to tetramethyl-tin and -lead.