An in-depth study of the class of organotin cations bearing weakly coordinating trifluoromethanesulfonate/arylsulfonate has led to key insights into their stability, structural aspects, and role as catalysts. Related chemistry with alkanesulfonate ligands remains a missing link due to the strong Sn−O bond. The study reported herein describes the scope of diorganostannates, 6), respectively, the latter two being the first examples of salt cocrystals comprising tetra(aqua)diorganotin cations. Hydrolysis of 3 in the presence of 1,4-bis((1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)benzene (bix) as the Ndonor ligand proceeds via disproportionation and yields [Ph 3 Sn(bix)](OSO 2 Me) (7) along with an insoluble solid, likely derived from the hydrolysis of PhSn(OSO 2 Me) 3 . Direct evidence of this phenomenon can be gleaned from ESI-MS of 3, which identifies mass clusters corresponding to [Ph 3 Sn(OSO 2 Me) 2 ] − and [PhSn(OSO 2 Me) 3 -H + ] − . X-ray crystallographic studies of 1−7 are reported to establish their structural identity and the role of alkanesulfonate anions in the formation of supramolecular assemblies.