Four new phenylphosphonato SnR 3 (R = Ph, Me) derivatives have been synthesized and characterized by infrared and M ö ssbauer spectroscopy. The structure of catena-poly[PhPO 3 HSnMe 3 ] n has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The Sn IV atoms are five-coordinated in all compounds, with the SnC 3 O 2 framework in a trans trigonal bipyramidal arrangement and the PhPO 3 H -anions being in axial positions. The molecular structure of [PhPO 3 HSnMe 3 ] n is arranged as a one-dimensional coordination polymer in which planar SnMe 3 groups are axially bridged by -O-P-O-linkages of the PhPO 3 H -ligand. Neighboring chains are linked via O-H … O hydrogen bond interactions, generating a layered structure.In the R 2 NH 2 (PhPO 3 H) 2 SnR′ 3 (R = Cy, Bu; R′ = Ph, Me), the SnPh 3 or SnMe 3 residue is axially coordinated by two monodentate PhPO 3 H -. The role of the dialkylammonium cation, R 2 NH 2 + , is crucial in the lattice building via a hydrogen bond network. These hydrogen bonds contribute to the crystal stability and compactness and result in a three-dimensional arrangement. The aqua complex PhPO 3 (SnPh 3 ) 2 . 2H 2 O has a discrete structure and the anion PhPO 3 2-behaves as a bidentate ligand.