Sn 2+ and Sn 4+ ions have replaced all of the Tl + ions in the zeolite Tl 12 -A (|Tl 12 |[Si 12 Al 12 O 48 ]-LTA) by thallous ion exchange (TIE), a vapor phase ion exchange method: SnCl 2 (g) was allowed to react with Tl 12 -A under anhydrous conditions at 723 K for 48 h. The tin content of the product, |Sn 2+ 5.3 Sn 4+ 0.8 Cl − 1.8 |[Si 12 Al 12 O 48]-LTA, is 32.6 wt %, much higher than previously reported for any zeolite. Its structure was determined by single-crystal crystallography at 294 K using synchrotron X-radiation (Pm3̅ m, a = 12.075(1) Å, R 1 = 0.069, R 2 = 0.224), and its composition was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. Sn 2+ is found at four crystallographic positions, Sn 4+ at two, and Cl − at two. Among the 5.3 Sn 2+ ions per unit cell, 2.7 (3-coordinate) lie opposite 6-rings in large cavities, 0.3 (4-coordinate) are opposite 6-rings in sodalite cavities, 1.5 are in 8-rings, and 0.7 approach a framework oxygen atom and two chloride ions in a trigonal planar manner. Among the 0.8 Sn 4+ ions per unit cell (all 3-coordinate, from the disproportionation of Sn 2+ ), 0.7 are opposite the intersection of a 4-, a 6-, and an 8-ring in large cavity, and 0.1 are in 6-rings. Most of the Cl − ions bridge between Sn 2+ ions in the large cavity to form Sn 3 Cl 2 4+ . The rest, at the center of the sodalite cavity, bridge linearly between two Sn 2+ ions to form Sn 2 Cl 3+ .