The title compound, [Sn(C 6 H 5) 2 (C 8 H 6 N 2 O 2)], features a fivecoordinate C 2 NO 2 coordination geometry for Sn that is intermediate between trigonal-bipyramidal and square-pyramidal. metal-organic papers Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m1130-m1132 Shuja et al. [Sn(C 6 H 5) 2 (C 8 H 6 N 2 O 2)] m1131