Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, m36-m37  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802022213 ]

-Succinato-bis(aquatriphenyltin)bis(o-phenanthroline)

C. F. Chee, K. M. Lo and S. W. Ng

Abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Sn₂(C₆H₅)₆(C₄H₄O₄)(H₂O)₂]·2C₁₂H₈N₂, each Sn atom in the centrosymmetric -succinato-bis(aquatriphenyltin) molecule interacts with an o-phenanthroline indirectly through the coordinated water molecule [SnO_water = 2.612 (1) Å], which forms a short hydrogen bond with one of the o-phenanthroline N atoms [O_waterN = 2.899 (2) Å]; the five-coordinate Sn atom shows trans-C₃SnO₂ trigonal bipyramidal coordination. The weak hydrogen bond involving the second H atom of the water molecule and the carbonyl O atom of an adjacent molecule of -succinato-bis(aquatriphenyltin) [OOⁱ = 3.123 (2) Å; symmetry code: (i) x, ½ - y, ½ + z] links the molecules into infinite layers parallel to the bc plane of the crystal.

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