Stannic chloride

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    7646-78-8

    Molecular formula
    Cl4Sn

    SMILES
    Cl[Sn](Cl)(Cl)Cl

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 40.99%
    Floral 37.23%
    Sweet 32.29%
    Fishy 22.7%
    Woody 22.45%
    Balsamic 22.22%
    Fresh 21.39%
    Rose 21.37%
    Clean 19.44%
    Citrus 18.06%

     

  • Properties

    pKa est.
    -28.0 (strong acid)

    Molecular weight
    260.5 g/mol

    Melting point expt.

    • -33 °C

    Boiling point

    • 114.15 °C
    • 114 °C

    Flash point

    • 73.16 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • White or slightly yellow crystals or fused small lumps; slight hydrochloric acid odor; very sol in water; sol in alcohol /stannic chloride pentahydrate/
    • Soluble in acetone, ethanol, gasoline, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, toluene, kerosene, methanol
    • Sol in cold water (decomposes in hot water), carbon disulfide
    • Soluble in ethanol, carbon tetrachloride, benzene and acetone.
    • Solubility in water: reaction

  • Synonyms

    • Tin tetrachloride
    • Tin(IV) chloride
    • 7646-78-8
    • Tetrachlorostannane
    • STANNIC CHLORIDE
    • Stannane, tetrachloro-
    • Tetrachlorotin
    • Tintetrachloride
    • Tin perchloride
    • Stannic tetrachloride
    • Tin(IV) tetrachloride
    • SnCl4
    • Stannic chloride, anhydrous
    • Tin Chloride (sncl4)
    • Zinntetrachlorid
    • Stannic chloride fuming
    • Tin Tetrachloride, anhydrous
    • Stagno (tetracloruro di)
    • Tetrachloro-stannane
    • Tin (IV) chloride
    • Tin perchloride(DOT)
    • Tin(IV) chloride (1:4)
    • Tin chloride (1:4)
    • Etain (tetrachlorure d')
    • Tin chloride, fuming
    • Tin chloride, fuming (DOT)
    • HSDB 781
    • Stagno
    • EINECS 231-588-9
    • UNII-67H76LFL3V
    • MFCD00011242
    • UN1827
    • NSC 209802
    • DTXSID1029679
    • Fascat 4400
    • Tetrachlorostannane, 9CI
    • Anhydrous tin tetrachloride
    • Tin(IV) chloride n-hydrate
    • Tin (IV) chloride anhydrous
    • Tin(IV) chloride, anhydrous
    • 67H76LFL3V
    • DTXCID809679
    • EC 231-588-9
    • NSC-209802
    • UN 1827
    • Tintetrachloride [Dutch]
    • Zinntetrachlorid [German]
    • TIN TETRACHLORIDE, (ANHYDROUS)
    • TIN TETRACHLORIDE, [ANHYDROUS]
    • STANNIC CHLORIDE (TIN TETRACHLORIDE)
    • STANNIC CHLORIDE {TIN TETRACHLORIDE}
    • Etain (tetrachlorure d') [French]
    • Stagno (tetracloruro di) [Italian]
    • stannicchloride
    • Tinchloride
    • tine chloride
    • tin-chloride
    • tin-tetrachloride
    • Tin(IV)chloride
    • tin tetra-chloride
    • Stannane, tetrachloro
    • Tin (IV) tetrachloride
    • Tin tetrachloride,anhydrous
    • Tin(IV) Chloride anhydrous
    • Tin(IV) chloride, 98%
    • Stannic chloride, anhydrous [UN1827] [Corrosive]
    • Tin chloride (SnCl4) (8CI)
    • DTXSID301014497
    • TIN(4+) ION TETRACHLORIDE
    • BCP29204
    • Tox21_200181
    • NSC209802
    • TIN(IV) CHLORIDE (ANHYDROUS)
    • Tin(IV) chloride, fuming, >=99%
    • Tin(IV) chloride, fuming, 99.0%
    • AKOS015950669
    • FT05619
    • NCGC00165981-01
    • NCGC00165981-02
    • NCGC00257735-01
    • stannic chloride pound>>tin tetrachloride
    • CAS-7646-78-8
    • Tin tetrachloride 1M in methylene chloride
    • DB-004102
    • NS00080796
    • NS00093540
    • Tin(IV) chloride, 99.995% trace metals basis
    • Q205004
    • Stannic chloride, anhydrous [UN1827] [Corrosive]

  • Applications

    Stannic chloride (CAS 7646-78-8) is used as a strong Lewis acid catalyst for esterification and transesterification in organic synthesis; it also serves as a catalyst in certain polymerization and polycondensation processes to produce specialty polymers. It is a precursor for the synthesis of organotin compounds and tin-based catalysts used in industrial applications. When converted to tin oxide (SnO2), it serves as a precursor for tin oxide coatings and thin films used in electronics, optics, and surface protection. In analytical chemistry, it can be used as a reagent for complexation and sample preparation in various analytical techniques involving tin-containing species, depending on formulation and regulatory requirements.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 386.01
    methanol 386.94
    isopropanol 387.7
    water 23.65
    ethyl acetate 472.88
    n-propanol 333.24
    acetone 701.36
    n-butanol 371.58
    acetonitrile 288.1
    DMF 1374.29
    toluene 466.0
    isobutanol 288.59
    1,4-dioxane 836.34
    methyl acetate 379.3
    THF 1398.15
    2-butanone 445.65
    n-pentanol 282.1
    sec-butanol 351.84
    n-hexane 201.85
    ethylene glycol 191.3
    NMP 1156.08
    cyclohexane 334.65
    DMSO 1202.24
    n-butyl acetate 346.58
    n-octanol 302.23
    chloroform 1277.73
    n-propyl acetate 326.45
    acetic acid 439.36
    dichloromethane 1105.96
    cyclohexanone 693.94
    propylene glycol 206.63
    isopropyl acetate 411.44
    DMAc 1029.53
    2-ethoxyethanol 448.66
    isopentanol 323.33
    n-heptane 232.89
    ethyl formate 339.48
    1,2-dichloroethane 741.12
    n-hexanol 323.97
    2-methoxyethanol 766.41
    isobutyl acetate 244.87
    tetrachloromethane 482.47
    n-pentyl acetate 363.65
    transcutol 702.98
    n-heptanol 298.34
    ethylbenzene 273.53
    MIBK 394.84
    2-propoxyethanol 533.28
    tert-butanol 524.99
    MTBE 519.15
    2-butoxyethanol 441.77
    propionic acid 265.7
    o-xylene 384.82
    formic acid 227.82
    diethyl ether 598.0
    m-xylene 404.65
    p-xylene 352.96
    chlorobenzene 467.95
    dimethyl carbonate 377.32
    n-octane 132.81
    formamide 343.25
    cyclopentanone 859.01
    2-pentanone 522.8
    anisole 454.48
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 815.38
    gamma-butyrolactone 777.96
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 682.16
    pyridine 641.47
    3-pentanone 448.86
    furfural 847.1
    n-dodecane 94.53
    diethylene glycol 469.11
    diisopropyl ether 333.0
    tert-amyl alcohol 435.1
    acetylacetone 672.99
    n-hexadecane 103.97
    acetophenone 419.22
    methyl propionate 455.5
    isopentyl acetate 312.08
    trichloroethylene 1110.29
    n-nonanol 279.05
    cyclohexanol 486.35
    benzyl alcohol 345.9
    2-ethylhexanol 272.08
    isooctanol 266.97
    dipropyl ether 454.53
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 479.18
    ethyl lactate 218.75
    propylene carbonate 510.49
    n-methylformamide 478.27
    2-pentanol 358.13
    n-pentane 256.97
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 460.87
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 427.42
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 351.6
    mesitylene 336.69
    ε-caprolactone 564.9
    p-cymene 249.76
    epichlorohydrin 845.81
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 838.65
    2-aminoethanol 246.39
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1041.84
    sulfolane 1126.3
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 143.51
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 809.59
    n-hexyl acetate 388.55
    isooctane 129.56
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 431.5
    sec-butyl acetate 265.06
    tert-butyl acetate 500.46
    decalin 159.87
    glycerin 312.65
    diglyme 779.03
    acrylic acid 277.0
    isopropyl myristate 233.41
    n-butyric acid 399.08
    acetyl acetate 398.06
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 205.19
    ethyl propionate 334.43
    nitromethane 622.72
    1,2-diethoxyethane 418.51
    benzonitrile 359.15
    trioctyl phosphate 184.43
    1-bromopropane 536.87
    gamma-valerolactone 911.02
    n-decanol 225.97
    triethyl phosphate 230.14
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 255.01
    propionitrile 264.9
    vinylene carbonate 452.86
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 738.47
    DMS 301.7
    cumene 217.83
    2-octanol 275.24
    2-hexanone 345.38
    octyl acetate 275.51
    limonene 343.14
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 780.01
    ethyl orthosilicate 241.97
    tributyl phosphate 182.68
    diacetone alcohol 504.81
    N,N-dimethylaniline 455.31
    acrylonitrile 311.77
    aniline 437.87
    1,3-propanediol 340.56
    bromobenzene 528.18
    dibromomethane 847.28
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1056.14
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 295.53
    tetrabutyl urea 273.68
    diisobutyl methanol 241.46
    2-phenylethanol 336.48
    styrene 324.23
    dioctyl adipate 292.25
    dimethyl sulfate 615.4
    ethyl butyrate 340.35
    methyl lactate 326.57
    butyl lactate 286.3
    diethyl carbonate 244.52
    propanediol butyl ether 367.99
    triethyl orthoformate 308.82
    p-tert-butyltoluene 281.35
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 477.98
    morpholine 837.55
    tert-butylamine 421.47
    n-dodecanol 195.66
    dimethoxymethane 1099.38
    ethylene carbonate 390.1
    cyrene 431.27
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 380.56
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 295.01
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 538.99
    4-methylpyridine 652.54
    dibutyl ether 311.89
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 241.46
    DEF 687.96
    dimethyl isosorbide 614.21
    tetrachloroethylene 791.4
    eugenol 421.25
    triacetin 382.14
    span 80 375.61
    1,4-butanediol 185.06
    1,1-dichloroethane 694.66
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 252.82
    methyl formate 438.81
    2-methyl-1-butanol 305.06
    n-decane 142.15
    butyronitrile 304.89
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 257.72
    1-chlorooctane 272.5
    1-chlorotetradecane 154.05
    n-nonane 143.68
    undecane 112.07
    tert-butylcyclohexane 159.94
    cyclooctane 192.37
    cyclopentanol 526.82
    tetrahydropyran 733.89
    tert-amyl methyl ether 492.31
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 583.27
    1-hexene 309.71
    2-isopropoxyethanol 360.9
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 277.19
    methyl butyrate 381.06

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