119Sn NMR Spectroscopy of Some Iron-Tin Compounds – First Measurements of One-Bond Coupling Constants 1J(119Sn57Fe), Geminal Coupling Constants 2J(119SnFe119Sn) and the Dependence of 119Sn Chemical Shifts on the Nature of the Sn–Fe Bond
Carbonyliron tin complexes CpFe(CO)2–SnMe3 (1), cis-(CO)4Fe(SnMe3)2 (2), cis-(CO)4Fe(SnMe2Cl)2 (3), [R2SnFe(CO)4]2 (4a, R = Me; 4b, R = Bu), {Me2Sn[Fe(CO)4]2}2Sn (5), Me2Sn[Fe(CO)4]2Sn[Fe(CO)4]2 (6) and Sn[Fe(CO)4]4 (7) were studied by 119Sn NMR. It proved possible for the first time to observe coupling constants 1J(119Sn57Fe) in the range of 36 to 64 Hz. The large magnitude of geminal coupling constants |2J(119SnFe119Sn)| (1400 to 1800 Hz) in the cyclic compounds 4 to 6 indicates the presence of tin-tin interactions as an efficient coupling pathway. Extreme deshielding of 119Sn nuclei in the complexes 6 (δ119Sn + 953) and 7 (δ119Sn + 1532) is associated with three-centre FeSnFe bonds in these compounds.