Synthesis and structure of the heterobimetallic oxo complex [(thf)(Me₂NH)₂Cl₂Cr^III]₂{ClSn^II(µ-O)}₂

Abstract

The reaction of [Sn(NMe₂)₂] with a suspension of CrCl₃ and H₂O in thf gives the molecular Cr^IIISn^II oxo complex [(thf)(Me₂NH)₂Cl₂Cr]₂{ClSn(µ-O)}₂ 1, in which the O atoms of a central Sn₂O₂ ring coordinate two Cr^III cations.

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