The dianionic stannaborate [S
nB11H
11]
2- oxidatively adds iodine at the tin vertex to give the iodinated cluster[I
2SnB
11H
11]
2- which maintains a closo structure, albeit having a nido electron count. The iodo-stannaborate[I
2SnB
11H
11]
2- is unstable at room temperature, but its structure was elucidated via single-crystal X-ray diffractionat low temperatures. The low-temperature
11B NMR spectrum exhibits a 5:1:5 signal pattern, and the
119Sn NMRshows a resonance at -1039 ppm. Iodination of the zwitterionic stannaborate iron complex Fe(SnB
11H
11)(triphos)leads to the formation of the corresponding iodo-stannaborate iron complex Fe(I
2SnB
11H
11)(triphos) which featuresan iodinated stannaborate moiety that has a structure analogous to that of [I
2SnB
11H
11]
2-. The zwitterionic iodo-stannaborate complex is stable at room temperature, and the crystal structure and the
1H,
11B,
31P, and
119Sn NMRparameters were determined.
119Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy supports the assignment of a tin oxidation state of +IIfor Fe(SnB
11H
11)(triphos) (
= 2.71 mm s
-1) and +IV for Fe(I
2SnB
11H
11)(triphos) (
= 1.22 mm s
-1). Additional
57Fe Mössbauer spectra confirm the iron oxidation state +II for both compounds.