Bis(diethylammonium) hexachlorostannate(IV), (Et2NH2)2SnCl6, and tris-(di-n-propylammonium) hexachlorostannate(IV) chloride, (n-Pr2NH2)3(SnCl6)Cl: crystal structure and hydrogen bonding
The crystal structure of (Et2NH2)2SnCl6 (P21/n, Z = 2, a = 9.078(1) Å, b = 10.644(2) Å, c = 9.801(2) Å, β = 93.02(1)°) consists of a monoclinically distorted antifluorite arrangement of Et2NH2+ and SnCl62− ions. The SnCl6 octahedra are linked by hydrogen bonds to form infinite chains separated from one another by the Et groups. The temperature variation of the spectral features in the NH and ND stretching regions points to the existence of a transition in the vicinity of 320 K. The structure of (n-Pr2NH2)3(SnCl6)Cl (P21/c, Z = 4, a = 10.265(4) Å, b = 30.428(4) Å, c = 10.380(2) Å, β = 92.75(3)°) consists of n-Pr2NH2+ cations of three types, SnCl62−, and Cl−. All the ions are interconnected by hydrogen bonds, those to Cl− being of a strength comparable to the strength of the short, linear [Formula: see text] bond in Et3NHCl. Spectroscopic evidence indicates the probable existence of a transition at ~170 K.