catena-Poly[1,10-phenanthrolin-1-ium [[dichloridoantimonate(III)]-di-μ-chlorido] methanol solvate].

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, {(C12H9N2)[SbCl4]·CH3OH} n, comprises a 1,10-phenanthrolinium cation, a tetrachloridoantimonate anion and a methanol solvent molecule. Centrosymmetrically-related anions are linked by short Sb...Cl intermolecular contacts into [Sb2Cl8]2− dimeric units to form one-dimensional polymeric chains running parallel to the a axis. The crystal structure is stabilized by O—H...Cl and N—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]