Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m978  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808019533 ]

catena-Poly[[trimethyltin(IV)]--[(E)-2-methyl-3-(3-methylphenyl)acrylato-²O:O']]

N. Muhammad, M. N. Tahir, S. Ali and Zia-ur-Rehman

Abstract: The title trimethyltin(IV) carboxylate, [Sn(CH₃)₃(C₁₁H₁₁O₂)]_n, is a carboxylate-bridged polymer in which the Sn atom exists in a trans-C₃SnO₂ trigonal bipyramidal coordination. One Sn-O bond is a covalent bond [2.114 (2) Å], whereas the other is a dative bond [2.607 (2) Å]. The polymeric chain propagates along the b axis of the monoclinic unit cell.

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