Electrosynthesis of tin(II) alkoxides

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The anodic dissolution of tin metal in absolute alcohols yields oxoalkoxides with the general formula Sn6O4(OR)4 (R = Me (1), Et (2), i-Pr (3)) and orthoalkoxides with the general formula Sn(OR)2 (R = n-Bu (4), C2H4OMe (5)). According to X-ray crystallographic data, the molecule of Sn6O4(OEt)4 (2) is an octahedral [Sn6] cluster with alternating oxo and OEt groups on its faces. The mass spectra of 1 and 2 indicate the presence of fragments of the hexanuclear oxoalkoxides.

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