title: Poly[tetra-butyl-ammonium [chlorido-hexa-methyl-μ3-sulfato-distannate(IV)]].
abstract: In the structure of the title coordination polymer, {(C16H36N)[Sn2(CH3)6Cl(SO4)]} n , the two independent Sn(IV) atoms are coordinated in a trigonal-bipyramidal manner by three methyl groups in the equatorial plane and in the axial positions by either two O atoms of bridging SO4 (2-) anions or by a Cl atom and one O atom of a bridging SO4 (2-) anion, respectively. The [Sn2(CH3)6Cl(SO4)](-) anion forms an infinite zigzag chain parallel to the c axis. The cations are situated between these chains. Two of the four butyl groups of the cation are partially disordered over two sets of sites with site occupancies of 0.79 (2):0.21 (2) and 0.75 (2):0.25 (2), respectively. Weak C-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions help to consolidate the crystal packing.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Minérale et Analytique, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Tidiane
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.forename: Arie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van der Lee
authors.forename: Mamadou
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sidibé
references.citation: Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2012 Nov 1;68(Pt 11):m1380-1
references.pmid: 23284357