Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m238  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680900289X ]

Low-temperature redetermination of tribenzylchloridotin(IV)

S. W. Ng

Abstract: Compared to the previous studies [Ng (1997). Acta Cryst. C53, 56-58; Yin et al. (2005). Huaxue Shiji, 27, 295-296], the redetermined structure of the title compound, [Sn(C₇H₇)₃Cl], exhibits a doubled c unit-cell parameter. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit, with both Sn and both Cl atoms having 3 site symmetry. The Sn atoms have distorted SnClC₃ tetrahedral geometries and the molecules interact by way of short SnCl bridges [SnCl = 3.418 (2) and 3.475 (2) Å], thereby forming chains propagating in c.

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