A new O,C,O-chelating ligand [2,6-C6H3(CH2OEt)2]- and its organotin(IV) derivatives, LSnPh3, LSnPh2Cl, and LSnPhCl2 (4
−
6), were prepared and structurally characterized in solution as well as in the solid
state by NMR and XRD techniques. The structure of these compounds was compared to those of analogous
compounds containing ligands of the type [2,6-C6H3(CH2OR)2]-, where R = Me, i-Pr, and t-Bu, on the
basis of various NMR spectral parameters, mainly on
n
J(1H−119Sn) long-range couplings, solid-state
structure determinations, and theoretical calculations at the B3LYP/LANL2DZ level. All of these methods
showed that the structure is similar in all three phases (solid, solution, and in silico), but that it dramatically
depends on the R substituent in the O,C,O-pincer ligand.