(2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzoato)(methanol)triphenyltin(IV)

Abstract

In the title complex, [Sn(C6H5)3(C7H3ClNO4)(CH4O)], the five-coordinate SnIV atom exists in a trigonal–bipyramidal environment, formed by a monodentate carboxylate group, three phenyl rings and a methanol molecule. The axial sites are occupied by the O atoms of the methanol molecule and the carboxylate group, while the equatorial plane is formed by the C atoms of three phenyl rings. The benzene ring of the 2-chloro-4-nitrobenzoate ligand makes dihedral angles of 66.18 (7), 74.71 (7) and 77.39 (7)° with respect to the three phenyl rings. In the crystal, the molecules are linked via intermolecular O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds into a column along the b axis.