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metal-organic compounds
The NHMe3+ and SnCl3− ions both have approximate threefold symmetry and lie on a mirror plane. The anion is pyramidal with Sn—Cl 2.515 (4) and 2.500 (3) Å and Cl—Sn—Cl 90.6 (2) and 89.1 (1)°. The pseudo-threefold axes of the ions are superimposed with close Cl·H contacts of 2.61 (7) and 2.71 (6) Å.