Abstract
The asymmetric unit in the title salt, (C(8)H(20)N)(2)[SnCl(4)(C(7)H(4)Cl(2)F(3))(2)], features a di-isobutyl-ammonium cation in a general position and a diorganotin tetra-chloride dianion, i.e. tetra-chlorido-bis-(3-trifuoro-methyl-phen-yl)stannate(IV), located on a centre of inversion; the Sn(IV) atom is octa-hedrally coordinated. In the crystal, charge-assisted N(+)-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds along with C-H⋯F contacts occur within supra-molecular layers that inter-digitate along the a-axis direction.