In the tide compound, [NH2(C3H7)(2)][Sn(C2H2O2S)-(C6H5)(3)], the merca
ptoacetate dianion chelates to the Sn atom [Sn-S = 2.432(1), Sn<--O =
2.608(3) Angstrom, S-Sn-O = 74.2(1)degrees], which displays cis-C3SnOS
trigonal bipyramidal coordination. Two stannate ions are linked toget
her through two ammonium cations [N ... O = 2.753 (5), 2,886(5) Angstr
om] to give rise to a dimeric ion pair.