title: Tetra-chlorido-(1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')tin(IV) 1,2-dichloro-ethane hemisolvate.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [SnCl(4)(C(12)H(8)N(2))]·0.5C(2)H(4)Cl(2), contains a tin complex and one disordered half-mol-ecule of the solvent dichloro-ethane [occupancies 0.71 (2):0.29 (2)]. The six coordinate Sn(IV) atom adopts a distorted octa-hedral geometry. π-π inter-actions between adjacent aromatic rings [interplanar distance 3.483 (5) Å] seem to be effective in the stabilization of the crystal packing.
authors.forename: Badri Z
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Momeni
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rominger
authors.forename: Simin S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hosseini