title: Crystal structure of tin(IV) chloride octa-hydrate.
abstract: The title compound, [SnCl4(H2O)2]·6H2O, was crystallized according to the solid-liquid phase diagram at lower temperatures. It is built-up of SnCl4(H2O)2 octa-hedral units (point group symmetry 2) and lattice water mol-ecules. An intricate three-dimensional network of O-H⋯O and O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds between the complex molecules and the lattice water molecules is formed in the crystal structure.
authors.affiliation: TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Leipziger Strasse 29, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hennings
authors.affiliation: TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Leipziger Strasse 29, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Leipziger Strasse 29, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Voigt
keywords: crystals structure; low-temperature salt hydrates; tin(IV) salts