The title compound, [Sn(C(6)H(5))(2)(C(12)H(11)N(4)S(2))Cl]·CH(4)O, is formed during the reaction between 2-acetyl-thia-zole 4-phenyl-thio-semicarbazone (Hacthptsc) and diphenyl-tin(IV) dichloride in methanol. In the crystal structure, the Sn atom exhibits an octa-hedral geometry with the [N(2)S] anionic tridentate thio-semicarbazone ligand having chloride trans to the central N and the two phenyl groups trans to each other. The Sn-Cl distance is 2.5929 (6), Sn-S is 2.4896 (6) and Sn-N to the central N is 2.3220 (16) Å. The MeOH mol-ecules link the Sn complexes into one-dimensional chains via N-H⋯O and O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.