Nomenclature
CAS number: 7646-78-8
Tin tetrachloride; fuming spirit of Libavius.
Cl
4Sn; mol wt 260.52.
Cl 54.43%, Sn 45.57%.
SnCl
4.
Description and references
Improperly called “tin bichloride”.
Properties
Fuming, caustic liquid. Corrosive. d 2.26; mp 33°; bp 114°. Sol in water
and evolution of much heat; sol in alcohol, carbon tetrachloride,
benzene, toluene, acetone, kerosene, gasoline. Keep tightly closed.Derivative
Pentahydrate.
Properties
White or slightly yellow crystals or fused small
lumps; slight HCl odor. Corrosive. Very sol in H2O; sol in alc.Caution
May be highly irritating to eyes,
mucous membranes.Use
As mordant; reviving colors; stabilizer for colors
and perfumes in soap; in dyeing of fabrics, weighting silk, tinning
vessels; dehydrating agent in organic syntheses; in ceramics to produce
abrasion-resistant or light-reflecting coatings.