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Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m1248-m1250 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805016910 ]

Bis[-pyruvic acid benzoylhydrazonato(2-)]bis[bis(4-chlorobenzyl)ethanoltin(IV)]

M. Hong, H. Yin, D. Wang and H. Xu

Abstract: The Sn atom in the title complex, [Sn₂(C₇H₆Cl)₄(C₁₀H₈N₂O₃)₂(C₂H₆O)₂], has a distorted pentagonal-bipyramidal configuration, being coordinated by three O atoms and one N atom from the pyruvic acid benzoylhydrazone ligands, one O atom of an ethanol molecule and two axial C atoms from trans 4-chlorobenzyl groups, thus forming a dimeric molecule, which has crystallographic $\overline{1}$ symmetry. Intramolecular hydrogen bonds contribute to the stability and compactness of the crystal structure.

Online 10 June 2005