Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.1, 40-41, 2001
Higher order association of distannoxane leading to novel sheet-like framework
Treatment of Bu2SnO (2 equiv) with triflic acid (TfOH) in dry acetone gives [(TfO)Bu2SnOSnBu2(OH)](n) (1) that is proved to possess a unique sheet-like structure on the basis of X-ray crystallography.