Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications · 1997 · 10 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryOrganic ChemistryCoordination ChemistryCrystal ChemistryCarboxylate AnionsTrigonal Bipyramidal Coordination
The title compound, [N(CH3)4][Sn(C6H5)3(C10H5O4)2].C2H5OH crystallizes as non-interacting ammonium cations and stannate anions. The Sn atom which shows trans-trigonal bipyramidal coordination is linked axially to two unidentate carboxylato groups [Sn—O 2.232 (2) Å; O—Sn—O 167.1 (1)°].