Catalog Number
ACM7646788-1
Product Name
Tin(IV) chloride
Description
Stannic chloride, anhydrous is a colorless fuming liquid with a pungent odor. It is soluble in cold water and decomposed by hot water to form hydrochloric acid with the evolution of heat. It is corrosive to metals and tissue.;Liquid;Liquid;COLOURLESS OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW FUMING LIQUID WITH PUNGENT ODOUR.
IUPAC Name
tetrachlorostannane
Molecular Weight
260.5g/mol
Molecular Formula
SnCl4;SnCl4;Cl4Sn
Canonical SMILES
Cl[Sn](Cl)(Cl)Cl
InChI
InChI=1S/4ClH.Sn/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
InChI Key
HPGGPRDJHPYFRM-UHFFFAOYSA-J
Boiling Point
114.15 °C;114 °C
Melting Point
-33 °C;-33°C;-33 °C
Density
2.34 g/cu cm;Relative density (water = 1): 2.26
Solubility
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
Color/Form
Colorless fuming liquid
Corrosivity
Corrosive to metals;Will attack some forms of plastics, rubber, & coatings.
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Exact Mass
261.774663g/mol
MeSH Entry Terms
SnCl4;stannic chloride;tin tetrachloride
Monoisotopic Mass
259.777613g/mol
Other Experimental
FUMES IN MOIST AIR;White or slightly yellow crystals or fused small lumps; slight hydrochloric acid odor; very sol in water; sol in alcohol /stannic chloride pentahydrate/;MP: approx 56 deg (decomposes); density: 2.04 g/cu cm /Stannic chloride, pentahydrate/;Monoclinic crystals, /Stannic chloride, pentahydrate/;Deliquescent solid/Stannic chloride, pentahydrate/;Opaque; bp: stable 56 to 83 °C; sol in cold water /Stannic chloride, tetrahydrate/;Colorless monoclinic crystals; mp: 80 °C; bp: stable 64 to 83 °C; sol in cold water /Stannic chloride, trihydrate/;Heat of fusion: 9.20 kJ/mol;Dielectric constant: 2.97 @ 20 °C;Reacts with water.
Refractive Index
INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.512
UN Number
1827;1827;1827;1827
Vapor Density
9 (air= 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 9.0
Vapor Pressure
18 MM HG AT 20 °C;Vapor pressure, kPa at 20 °C: 2.4