Tin(IV) chloride



Safety data
IUPAC name Tin tetrachloride
Tin(IV) chloride
Other names Stannic chloride
Identifiers
CAS number 7646-78-8
Properties
Molecular formula SnCl4
Molar mass 260.50 g/mol
Appearance fuming liquid
Density 2.226 g/ml, liquid
Melting point

-33 °C

Boiling point

114.1 °C

Solubility in water Decomposes
Viscosity  ? cP at ? °C
Hazards
EU classification Corrosive (C)
R-phrases R34, R52/53
S-phrases S1/2, S7/8, S26,
S45, S61
Related Compounds
Other anions Tin(IV) fluoride
Tin(IV) bromide
Tin(IV) iodide
Other cations Germanium tetrachloride
Lead(IV) chloride
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Tin(IV) chloride, also known as tin tetrachloride or stannic chloride is a Cl4. At room temperature it is a colourless liquid, which fumes on contact with air, giving a stinging odour. Its C, and its freezing point -32°chlorine gas with elemental tin.

Anhydrous tin(IV) chloride is a strong pentahydrate, formerly known as butter of tin because of its consistency.

Stannic chloride was used as a organotin compounds.

Stannic chloride is used in chemical reactions with fuming (90%) nitric acid for the selective nitration of activated aromatic rings in the presence of unactivated ones.[1]

See also

Tin(II) chloride

References

  1. ^ Thurston, D. E. et al. (1990). Synthesis 81–84.
 
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