AbstractIntercalation compounds of graphite with Sn(CH3)3Cl have been prepared by UV irradiation, in the presence of graphite, of solutions of Sn(CH3)3Cl, Sn(CH3)4, or of Sn(CH3)4 + SnCl4 in CCl4. Mixtures of stage 1, stage 2, and stage 3 compounds have been obtained. They were characterized by X-ray diffraction, 119Sn Mossbauer spectroscopy, and by chemical analysis. Apparently an oligomeric, anionic species is intercalated together with some solvent.