Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m2519-m2521  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806035409 ]

Aqua[4-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)benzoato]triphenyltin(IV) dioxane solvate

X.-N. Fang, Y.-A. Xiao, Y. Sui, H.-M. Chen and C.-P. Zuo

Abstract: The title complex, [Sn(C₆H₅)₃(C₁₄H₉N₂O₂)(H₂O)]·C₄H₈O₂, is composed of a triphenyltin carboxylate with a coordinated water molecule and a free dioxane molecule. The Sn^IV atom is five-coordinate and has a trans-C₃SnO₂ trigonal-bipyramidal geometry, with the three phenyl groups occupying the equatorial plane, the 4-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)benzoate ligand coordinating in a monodentate manner and a water molecule in the axial positions. Strong intermolecular O-HO and N-HO hydrogen bonds link the molecules into an infinite two-dimensional network, with these networks held together by van der Waals forces to generate a layer structure. - Stacking interactions also exist in the crystal structure.

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