Synthesis and X-ray crystallographic characterization of [In(tsalen)(OAc)] (tsalen = N,N′-ethylenebis(thiosalicylideneimine))

[In(tsalen)(OAc)], the first main group compound of the N2S2 ligand N,N′-ethylenebis(thiosalicylideneimine), has been synthesized and crystallographic characterized. The complex displays trigonal bipyramidal geometry with a ligand that deviates significantly from planarity.54