The title compound {[(C_6H_5CH_2)_2Sn]_2(O)(Cl_2)}_2 has been synthesized by the reaction of bisbenzyltin dichloride with NaOH dilute solution,and its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction.The crystal belongs to monoclinic,space group C_2/c,with a=2.5081(17),b=1.0089(7),c=2.0909(14)nm,β=94.267(8)°,V=5.276(6)nm~3,Z=4,Dc=1.734 g/cm~3,μ(MoKa) =21.55 cm~(-1),F(000)=2704,R=0.0398 and Rw=0.1024.According to structural analysis,the tin atom adopts a distorted five-coordinate trigonal bipyramidal geometry,and the ladder-like structurc is shaped by one planar four-membe...