Synthesis, Structure, and Reactions of a 10-Sb-4 Type Antimony Ate Complex

A 10-Sb-4 type organoantimony ate complex was prepared from hexafluorocumyl alcohol and SbCl3 as an air and water stable compound. Its X-ray structural analysis revealed a distorted pseudo-trigonal bipyamidal structure. The compound reacted with both alkyl halides and organolithium reagents to yield neutral 10-Sb-5 compounds.