[1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphonato-O)ferrocene]tetrachlorotin

The structure of the title compound, [SnCl₄(C₃₄H₂₈FeO₂P₂)], shows the 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene ligand connected to an octahedral Sn atom through the formation of P-O bonds. The molecule has near twofold rotational symmetry through the line joining the Fe and Sn atoms. The cyclopentadienyl (Cp) rings are perfectly eclipsed but the two C_Cp-P bonds are at an angle of 72° about the centroids of the Cp rings.

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