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metal-organic compounds
The coordination geometry of the Sn atom in the title compound is trigonal bipyramid, with the ipso C atoms of the phenyl groups in equatorial and the Cl and O atoms in apical positions. The ligand is bonded to the Sn atom through the phenolic O atom; the hydroxy H atom is shifted towards the imino N atom to give rise to a zwitterion, i.e. 2-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyliminiomethyl]phenolate.