Tin(IV) chloride
General
Systematic name	Tin tetrachloride Tin(IV) chloride
Other names	Stannic chloride
Molecular formula	SnCl4
Molar mass	260.50 g/mol
Appearance	fuming liquid
CAS number	[7646-78-8]
Properties
Density and phase	2.226 g/ml, liquid
Solubility in water	Decomposes
Melting point	-33 °C
Boiling point	114.1 °C
Viscosity	? cP at ? °C
Thermodynamic data
Standard enthalpy of formation ΔfH°solid	? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy S°solid	? J.K−1.mol−1
Safety data
EU classification	Corrosive (C)
R-phrases	R34, R52/53
S-phrases	S1/2, S7/8, S26, S45, S61
NFPA 704
Supplementary data page
Structure and properties	n, εr, etc.
Thermodynamic data	Phase behaviour Solid, liquid, gas
Spectral data	UV, IR, NMR, MS
Related compounds
Other anions	Tin(IV) fluoride Tin(IV) bromide Tin(IV) iodide
Other cations	Tin(II) chloride Germanium tetrachloride Lead(IV) chloride
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Tin(IV) chloride pentahydrate

Tin(IV) chloride, also known as tin tetrachloride or stannic chloride is a chemical compound with the formula SnCl₄. At room temperature it is a colourless liquid, which fumes on contact with air, giving a stinging odour. Its molecular weight is 260.5, its boiling point 114°C, and its freezing point -32°C. It is prepared from reaction of chlorine gas with elemental tin. Tin(IV) chloride (anhydrous) This image has been released into the public domain by its creator and original copyright holder. ... Jump to: navigation, search IUPAC nomenclature is a systematic way of naming organic chemical compounds as recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). ... A chemical formula (also called molecular formula) is a concise way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound. ... Molar mass is the mass of one mole of an element or chemical compound. ... 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Anhydrous tin(IV) chloride is a strong Lewis acid which reacts violently with water. It is extremely corrosive to skin. On contact with air it releases severely irritating hydrogen chloride fumes. It forms a white pentahydrate. In chemistry, a Lewis acid can accept a pair of electrons and form a coordinate covalent bond, after the American chemist Gilbert Lewis. ... Jump to: navigation, search Water (from the Old English word wæter; c. ... Jump to: navigation, search Model of the layers of human skin In zootomy and dermatology, skin is an organ of the integumentary system; which is composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs. ... Hydrogen chloride, also known under the name HCl, is a highly corrosive and toxic colorless gas that forms white fumes on contact with humidity. ... Hydrates are compounds formed by the union of water with some other substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain crystallized salts. ...

Stannic chloride was used as a chemical weapon in World War I. It is also used in the glass container industry for making a external coating containing tin(IV) oxide which toughens the glass. It is a starting material for organotin compounds. Dressing the wounded during a gas attack by Austin O. Spare, 1918. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War... Tin dioxide, SnO2, also stannic oxide, is an oxide of tin, with tin in oxidation state +4. ... organotin compounds or stannanes are chemical compounds based on tin with hydrocarbon substituents. ...

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

See also

Tin(II) chloride Jump to: navigation, search Tin(II) chloride (stannous chloride) is a white crystalline solid with the formula SnCl2. ...

External links

[1] Thurston D. E. et al. Synthesis 1990, 81-84

• International Chemical Safety Card 0953
• Use in glass industry (commercial link)