The *H NMR spin-lattice relaxation time 7\, 35 C1 NQR frequency VQ, and 35 C1 NQR spin-lattice relaxation time 7\ Q of [Zn(H 2 0) 6 ] [SnCl 6 ] (zinc hexachlorostannate(IV) hexahydrate) have been measured at temperatures between 77 and 350 K. The NQR spin echo signal with Vq-15.689 MHz at 77 K showed a positive temperature coefficient attributable to O-H-Cl type H-bonds in the crystal. v Q at 77 K is strongly correlated with the electronegativity Xm of the metal M in the series of stannates [M(H 2 0) 6 ] [SnCl 6 ] (M = Mg, Ca, Mn, Co, Ni, Zn). A 7\ minimum observed for the Zn salt is ascribed to 180° flips of water molecules with an activation energy of 20 kJ mol -1 . The motion is influenced by repulsive forces among the water molecules within a cation rather than by attractive forces between the H-bonded H and CI atoms. 7\q proved to be mainly governed by lattice vibrations, weakly modulated by the fluctuating electric field gradient caused by the 180° flip motions.