8780. Stannic Sulfide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1315-01-1
Tin disulfide; mosaic gold; tin bronze.
S2Sn; mol wt 182.84.
S 35.07%, Sn 64.93%.
SnS2.

Properties

Golden leaflets with metallic luster; fatty feel to the touch. d 4.5. Insol in water or dil acids. Sol in aqua regia, in solns of alkali hydroxides or sulfides.

Note

The term “mosaic gold” is also used to designate an alloy consisting of 65.3% copper and 34.7% zinc.

Use

Gilding and bronzing metals, gypsum, wood and paper, usually by suspending in lacquer or varnish.