Heptacoordinated diphenyllead; hexa- and pentacoordinated triphenyllead and tin compounds derived from 5H-benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline-6-thione

Heptacoordinated diphenyllead; hexa- and pentacoordinated triphenyllead and tin compounds derived from 5H-benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline-6-thione are reported. The same molecular structures were found in solution by 119Sn and 207Pb NMR and in the solid state by X-ray diffraction analysis. The ligand was bound through S and N giving a four-membered ring. Due to the tension of the chelate ring in the penta- and hexacoordinated compounds, the nitrogen approaches the metal atom from an oblique direction giving a weak coordination. Hexacoordinated metal atoms were obtained by Lewis bases coordination to the polycyclic tin and lead compounds, which was possible because the M-phenyl groups form a cavity that allows the bases to approach from the opposite direction to the sulfur atom. In some crystals, two molecules formed a cavity where a solvent molecule was included. A heptacoordinated diphenyllead bound to two ligands and having the less common pentagonal bipyramidal geometry and cis–mer configuration with two sulfur atoms lying very close together was obtained.

Graphical abstractCompounds were studied by 119Sn and 207Pb NMR and X-ray diffraction. The ligand forms a four-membered ring. Hypervalent Sn and Pb atoms were obtained by Lewis bases coordination. A heptacoordinated diphenyllead compound with pentagonal bipyramidal geometry with cis–mer configuration and two S atoms lying very close together, was obtained.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide