Dichloridobis(pyridine-2-seleno­lato-κ²N,Se)tin(IV)

The title compound, [SnCl₂(C₅H₄NSe)₂], is the product of a reaction of 2,2′-dipyridyl diselenide with tin tetra­chloride. The mol­ecule is located about a twofold rotation axis. The coordination environment of the Sn^IV atom is a distorted octa­hedron, with two bidentate 2-pyridine­seleno­late ligands inclined to each other at an angle of 83.96 (7)°. The two Sn—Cl and two Sn—N bonds are in cis configurations, while the two Sn—Se bonds of 2.5917 (3) Å are in a trans configuration, with an Se—Sn—Se angle of 157.988 (15)°. In the crystal, π–π inter­actions between the pyridine rings [centroid-to-centroid distance of 3.758 (3) Å] and weak inter­molecular C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules into chains along the c axis.