Correlation between the Mössbauer quadrupole splitting and the Sn–Cl distance for tin(IV) chloride complexes
Abstract
The Sn–Cl distances in octahedral SnCl4L2 compounds are linearly related to the Mössbauer partial quadrupole splitting data; the correlation can be used to predict Sn–Cl distances, and has allowed us to detect an error in the published crystal structure of tetrachlorobis(1,3-diethylthiourea)tin(IV) which was confirmed in a redetermination.