posted on 2004-06-01, 00:00authored byJ Beckmann, Dainis Dakternieks, Andrew DuthieAndrew Duthie, L Thompson, E Tiekink
The centrosymmetric hexanuclear title compound, hexa-<sup><i>μ</i></sup><sub>2</sub>-acetato-hexa-<sup><i>μ</i></sup><sub>3</sub>-oxo-hexakis[(trimethylsilylmethyl)tin], [Sn<sub>6</sub>O<sub>6</sub>(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)<sub>6</sub>(C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>11</sub>Si)<sub>6</sub>], adopts a 'drum' structure in which two [(Me<sub>3</sub>SiCH<sub>2</sub>)SnO]<sub>3</sub> caps are linked to each other <i>via</i> six <sup><i>μ</i></sup><sub>3</sub>-O atoms and six bidentate bridging acetate groups. A CO<sub>5</sub> donor set defines a distorted octahedral environment for each of the three independent Sn atoms. <br><br>