The dibutyltin 3,4-dimethoxybenzotate compound {[(3,4-(CH3O)2C6H3COO) Sn(Bu-n)2]2O}2 has been synthesized by the reaction of dibutyltin oxide with 3,4-dimethoxybenzoic acid. Its structure was determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system,space group P1 with a = 1.2003(2),b = 1.2821(3),c = 1.3666(3) nm,α = 80.50(3),β = 65.56(3),γ = 73.36(3)°,Z = 2,V = 1.8318(6) nm3,Dc = 1.530 Mg·m-3,μ(MoKa) = 1.413 mm-1,F(000) = 860,R = 0.0554 and wR = 0.1092. In the complex,each tin ato...