Reaction of three hexadentate ligands (L1eL3) derived from 1,4-benzoquinone bis(aminoalcohols) with diorganotin oxides (R2Sn-O)n (with R 1⁄4 Me, nBu, Ph) in 1:2 stoichiometric proportions lead to the formation of dinuclear tin compounds of the composition [(R2Sn)2(L)], wherein the five-coordinate metal centers are embedded in distorted trigonal-bipyramidal polyhedra. X-ray diffraction analysis ...

The solution-based synthesis of nanoscale earth-abundant semiconductors has the potential to unlock simple, scalable, and tunable material processes which currently constrain development of novel compounds for alternative energy devices. One such promising semiconductor is zinc tin phosphide (ZnSnP2). We report the synthesis of ZnSnP2 nanowires via a solution-liquid-solid mechanism utilizing me...

Flavonoids are plant secondary metabolites that insure the proper growth, development and protection of plants. Both in vivo and in vitro, they exhibit a broad biological activity that in many cases is connected with their antioxidative ability. The diversified ring structure of a flavonoid molecule with conjugated double bonds and numerous hydroxyl substituents ensures their antioxidative acti...

In the preceding paper we reported the discovery of a tin(1v) derivative obtained by intermolecular oxidative addition to an organotin(m) species.' In the present paper we give details of the synthesis of a tetra-alkenylchromium(1v) complex starting from a chromium(r1r) species, and of the analogous tin(1v) compound obtained from SnCI, by simple metathetical exchange. The X-ray data provide an ...

The biochemical transformation of mercury, tin, arsenic and bismuth through formation of volatile alkylated species performs a fundamental role in determining the environmental processing of these elements. While the toxicity of inorganic forms of most of these compounds are well documented (e.g., arsenic, mercury) and some of them are of relatively low toxicity (e.g., tin, bismuth), the more l...

The group-IV tin has been hypothesized to possess intriguing electronic properties in an atom-thick hexagonal form. An attractive pathway of producing sizable 2D crystallites of tin is based on deintercalation of bulk compounds with suitable tin frameworks. Here, we have identified a new synthesizable metal distannide, NaSn2, with a 3D stacking of flat hexagonal layers and examined a known comp...

background: lead-based radiation shields are widely used in radiology departments to protect both workers and patients from any unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation. recently there has been a great deal of concern expressed about the toxicity of lead. human lead toxicity is well documented. in that light, production of environmentally-friendly lead-free radiation shields with less weight ...

In the synthesis of five-membered heterocycles by the annulation of epoxides with heterocumulenes such as carbon dioxide and isocyanates, we developed the indium-tin catalytic system and synthesized various cyclic adducts including novel types products under mild reaction conditions.

The Sn(IV) atom in the title organotin dithio-carbamate, [Sn(C(6)H(5))(2)(C(11)H(14)NS(2))Cl], is penta-coordinated by an asymmetrically coordinating dithio-carbamate ligand, a Cl and two ispo-C atoms of the Sn-bound phenyl groups. The resulting C(2)ClS(2) donor set defines a coordination geometry inter-mediate between square-pyramidal and trigonal-bipyramidal with a slight tendency towards the...