Starting from FeBr
2 the zwitterionic stannaborate complex [1-{Fe(MeCN)
2(triphos)}-S
nB11H
11] (
1)could be obtained in a straightforward one-pot synthesis. Via a facile
1(Sn) to
3(BH) rearrangementreaction
1 can be converted into [2,7,8-(
-H)
3-{Fe(triphos)}-SnB
11H
11] (
2). The nucleophilicity of thetin atom in compound
2 is strongly reduced compared to the dianionic parent stannaborate cluster[SnB
11H
11]
2-. Methylation at the tin atom using standard methods is not feasible. Transition metal fragmentscan be coordinated at the tin atom of
2 if reactive species such as M(CO)
5(THF) (M = Cr, Mo, W) areemployed. Reaction of these fragments with
2 yields the bimetallic zwitterions [1-{M(CO)
5}-2,7,8-(
-H)
3-{Fe(triphos)}-SnB
11H
11] (M = Cr, Mo, W) (
3,
4,
5), which contain an ambident stannaborate moiety.All new compounds have been characterized using
1H,
11B,
13C,
31P, and
119Sn NMR spectroscopy aswell as
31P and
119Sn MAS NMR experiments. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses have been carriedout for all novel compounds.