Bis(3-methylanilinium) hexachloridostannate(IV) dihydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, (C7H10N)2[SnCl6]·2H2O, the SnIV atom lies on a site with symmetry 2/m. One of the Cl atoms lies on a mirror plane and the 3-methylanilinium cation is also situated on a mirror plane. The water molecule is located on a twofold rotation axis. The H atoms of the methyl and ammonium groups and the solvent water molecule are disordered by symmetry. In the crystal, N—H...Cl, O—H...Cl and N—H...O hydrogen bonds connect the organic cations, the inorganic octahedrally shaped anions and the water molecules.