Abstract
The chelate Sn—O—C—N—N—C—C—N fragment, together with the substituent methyl C atom, in the title complex, [SnCl2(CH3)(C14H12N3O)], is planar, allowing the tridentate O,N,N‐donor atoms and the methyl ligand C atom to occupy the equatorial positions in an octahedral environment. The geometry of the Sn atom is distorted octahedral, with a Cl—Sn—Cl axial bond angle of 172.02 (3)°.