Ambient Temperature Sn-C Bond Cleavage Reaction Involving the Sn-n-butyl Group. Weak F···F Interactions in the Solid State Structure of [{nBu₂SnO₂C-C₆H₄-4-CF₃}₂O]₂

The reaction of bis(tri-n-butyltin)oxide, [nBu3Sn]2O, with HO2C–C6H4–4-CF3 (RfTol-CO2H) affords a coordination polymer [nBu3SnO2C–RfTol]n (1). 1 undergoes hydrolysis in the presence of atmospheric moisture, at room temperature, resulting in the formation of the diorgano stannoxane [{nBu2SnO2C–RfTol}2O]2 (2). The transformation of 1 to 2 is accompanied by a Sn–C bond cleavage reaction. Formation of 2 also occurs in a direct reaction, involving...