Research Article: Dichlorido[2,4-dimethyl-N-(pyridin-2-yl­methyl­idene)aniline-κ2N,N′]dimethyl­tin(IV)

Date Published: April 01, 2011

Publisher: International Union of Crystallography

Author(s): Sedigheh Loni, Mohamad Reza Talei Bavil Olyai, Fatemeh Roodbari, Behrouz Notash.

http://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811010439

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Sn(CH3)2Cl2(C14H14N2)], contains two crystallographically independent mol­ecules. In each mol­ecule, the SnIV atom is six-coordinated in a distorted octa­hedral geometry by one bidentate 2,4-di­methyl-N-(pyridin-2-yl­methyl­idene)aniline ligand, two methyl groups and two Cl atoms. In the crystal, inter­molecular C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules. There are π–π contacts between the pyridine rings of the ligands [centroid–centroid distance = 3.761 (4) Å].

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http://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811010439