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Fig. 3.4: Sn 119 NMR spectra <strong>of</strong> (CsNa 4 [{Sn(CH 3 ) 2 } 3 O(H 2 O) 4 ( β-XW 9 O 33 )]·5H 2 O) [X = As (top)CsNa-<br />
1, Sb(bottom)CsNa-2]<br />
calculations, which indicate that all terminal oxygen atoms bound to the tin atoms are<br />
diprotonated.[82] Close inspection <strong>of</strong> CsNa-1 <strong>and</strong> CsNa-2 indicates that the C-Sn-C<br />
bond angles are significantly smaller than ∼180 ◦ C indicating that the interior methyl<br />
groups experience still some degree <strong>of</strong> repulsion (see Figure 3.6). The C-Sn-C bond angles<br />
<strong>of</strong> the two equivalent organotin groups are very similar for 1a (149(1), 152(1)) <strong>and</strong><br />
CsNa-2 (150(1), 151(1) ◦ ). However, the C-Sn-C bond angle <strong>of</strong> the unique organotin<br />
unit is distinctly larger in polyanion CsNa-1 (166(1) ◦ ) than in CsNa-2 (162(1) ◦ ). This<br />
seems to reflect (a) the smaller size <strong>of</strong> the As III atom compared to Sb III , (b) the shorter<br />
As III -O bond lengths compared to Sb III <strong>and</strong> (c) the smaller size <strong>of</strong> the As III lone pair<br />
compared to Sb III . It is known that the alpha to beta isomerization <strong>of</strong> [α-AsW 9 O 33 ] 9−<br />
<strong>and</strong> [α-SbW 9 O 33 ] 9− is facilitated in acidic, aqueous medium [69, 83]. This is in complete<br />
agreement with the synthetic conditions for CsNa-1 <strong>and</strong> CsNa-2, which were isolated<br />
at pH 3. The (β-AsW 9 O 33 ) fragment has so far only been observed in two different polyoxoanion<br />
structures [33, 83]. The large tungstoarsenate(III) [As 6 W 65 O 217 (H 2 O) 7 ] 26− is the<br />
only example <strong>of</strong> a polyanion that contains both isomers, (α-AsW 9 O 33 ) <strong>and</strong> (β-AsW 9 O 33 ),<br />
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