4-Amidinopyridinium hexachloridostannate(IV) dihydrate

Abstract

In the title hydrated molecular salt {systematic name: 4-[amino(iminiumyl)methyl]pyridin-1-ium hexachloridostannate(IV) dihydrate}, (C6H9N3)[SnCl6]·2H2O, the tin atom lies on a crystallographic inversion centre and the organic cation shows whole-molecule disorder. Numerous N—H...O, N—H...Cl and O—H...Cl hydrogen bonds link the components in the crystal.