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Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m1303 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808029656 ]

Triphenylbis(2,4,5-trifluoro-3-methoxybenzoato)antimony(V)

L. Wen, H. Yin, L. Quan and D. Wang

Abstract: In the title compound, [Sb(C₆H₅)₃(C₈H₄F₃O₃)₂], the Sb atom lies on an inversion centre and exhibits a trigonal bipyramidal geometry with the axial positions occupied by the O atoms of two carboxylate groups and the equatorial positions occupied by C atoms of the phenyl groups. Intramolecular C-HO hydrogen bonds stabilize the molecular conformation. In the crystal structure, molecules are connected by intermolecular C-HO hydrogen-bonding interactions, forming a layer structure parallel to ( $\overline{2}$ 01).