“…18-Crown-6 was purchased from Aldrich Chemical Co. (Milwaukee, WI, USA), and used after recrystallization from acetonitrile. 1,3-Dichlorotetrabutyldistannoxane was prepared from dibutyltin dichloride according to the literature [17,18] and used after recrystallization from hexane (mp = 113-116 8C, lit. 114 8C [17] ).…”