title: catena-Poly[[triphenyl-tin(IV)]-μ-2-[(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-benz-yl)sulfan-yl]acetato-κO:O'].
abstract: The title compound, [Sn(C(6)H(5))(3)(C(17)H(25)O(3)S)](n), comprises two symmetry-independent five-coordinated triphenyl-tin mol-ecules which are linked by carboxyl-ate bridges into a polymeric chain. The Sn(IV) atom is in a distorted trans-C(3)SnO(2) trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. The presence of two bulky tert-butyl groups on the benzene ring prevents any hydrogen-bonding inter-actions involving the hydroxyl substituents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: See Mun
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kong Mun
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Hapipah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohd Ali
authors.forename: Ward T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Robinson