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metal-organic compounds
The coordinated water molecule in the title compound, aqua(4-chlorophenyl)(1,3-dioxoisoindoline-2-acetato-O)diphenyltin(IV), [Sn(C6H5)2(C6H4Cl)(C10H6NO4)(H2O)], is hydrogen bonded to the carboxyl [OO 2.695 (4) Å] and amido [OO 2.900 (5) Å] O atoms of adjacent molecules, resulting in a layer structure. The Sn atom shows trans-C3SnO2 trigonal bipyramidal coordination.