Organotin structures

Recently, Ho and Zuckerman have published an extensive review 65) on structural organotin chemistry and discussed the experimental evidence accumulated up to 1971. The number of papers devoted to organotin structures has increased 13, 19, 20, 23, 59, 60, 74, 125, 127) lately, the increase being markedly favored by progress in electronic and X-ray hardware. The bond lengths and angles obtained are very important for correlations with the spectral evidence (57). Such correlations may make other spectral evidence quite reliable even in the absence of the respective diffraction data. 

When the complexity of organotin structures was first becoming appreciated, Mossbauer spectroscopy played a major part in elucidating the structures in the solid state. However, the spectra usually consist of singlets or doublets which are broad (typically... 

It is the aim of this chapter is to present the efforts made worldwide for the development of chemical sensors based on the unique chemical recognition capabilities of organotin structures. In particular, we will examine in a time-based flowchart the progress of the design and application of Sn(IV)-based ionophores and their application in the development of anion selective chemical potentiometric sensors. 

Simple organotin structures such as (C6H5)4Sn, (C6H5)3SnCl, and (C6H5)2SnCl2, were studied for their interactions in model DPPC membranes and their effect on red blood cells, using hemolytic tests. 

Because it is not imconunon that the coordination characteristics of the tin atom and hence the structure of an organotin compound differ in solution and solid states, the potential duality in solid and solution state organotin structures requires therefore parallel structural investigations. 

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