The 17O chemical shifts of substituted benzyl ethers and a set of organotin(IV) derivatives containing O,C,O-chelating ligands were studied. Measured 17O chemical shifts were correlated with the additivity substituent increments for carbon atoms in the alkyl groups, and intramolecular Sn-O distance was obtained by X-ray diffraction techniques in the solid state.
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