The reaction of triphenyltin(IV) hydroxide with the isophthalic acid and benzoic acid derivatives, 5-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydroisoindol-2-yl)-isophthalic acid (H 2 L 1 ) and 4-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydroisoindol-2-yl)-benzoic acid (HL 2 ) yielded the complexes [(SnPh 3 ) 2 L 1 ] (1) and [(SnPh 3 )L 2 ] (2). All complexes were characterized by elemen-1253 tal analysis and FT-IR and NMR ( 1 H, 13 C, 119 Sn) spectroscopy. Interestingly, the supramolecular structures of 1 and 2 are found to consist of 1D molecular chains built up by intermolecular C-H···O hydrogen bonds. Their thermal stabilities were also investigated. Scheme 1. Synthesis of complexes 1 and 2.