Dichloridobis(1,3-phenylpropane-1,3-dionato-kappa 2 O,O')tin(IV) toluene hemisolvate

The two Sn-O-C-C-C-O chelate rings in the title compound, [Sn(C(15)H(11)O(2))(2)Cl(2)]center dot 0.5C(7)H(8), adopt envelope conformations, with the Sn atom deviating from the least-squares plane passing through the C and O atoms by 0.626 (1) A in one ring and by 0.690 (1) A for the other. The two planes are aligned at an angle of 59.6 (1)degrees. The Cl atoms occupy cis positions in the octahedral SnCl(2)O(4) coordination environment. The solvent molecule is disordered about a center of inversion