A redistribution of s‐character in the tin orbitals of the Sn–C bonds of methyl‐substituted tetraorganotins R3SnR' are expected to depend on the steric requirements of the R and R' groups and might be held responsible for the differences found for the J(Sn–C–H) coupling constants.
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Gielen et al. (1969) studied this question.
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