Formation of a Pentacoordinate 1,2-Oxastannetanide by Novel Base-Induced Rearrangement of a Bis(β-Hydroxyalkyl)Stannane

Abstract

Treatment of a bis(β-hydroxyalkyl)diphenylstannane with potassium hydride in THF in the presence of 18-crown-6 gave the corresponding pentacoordinate t-alkoxy-l,2-oxastannetanide as stable crystals instead of a hexacoordinate stannate with two oxetane rings. This compound is considered to be formed by novel tin-1,3-migration reaction from carbon to oxygen reaction involving the formation of an oxetane ring and the subsequent tin-carbon bond cleavage.

Keywords::

• oxastannetane
• tin-Peterson reaction
• pentacoordinate stannate
• homo-Brook type rearrangement
• bis(β-hydroxyalkyl)stannane