Lithium hexafluorostannate

Lithium hexafluorostannate
Names
IUPAC name
Dilithium hexafluorostannate(2-)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/6FH.2Li.Sn/h6*1H;;;/q;;;;;;2*+1;+4/p-6
    Key: LDTWGZJNXIAELR-UHFFFAOYSA-H
  • [Li+].[Li+].F[Sn-2](F)(F)(F)(F)F
Properties
F6Li2Sn
Molar mass 246.58 g·mol−1
Appearance White powder
Density g/cm3
Insoluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H301, H315, H319, H335
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Lithium hexafluorostannate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula Li2SnF6.[1][2]

Synthesis

The compound can be prepared by reacting ammonium hexachlorostannate, lithium carbonate, and fluorine gas at 400 °C,[3] or by reacting lithium stannate with hydrofluoric acid.[4]

Physical properties

The compound forms white crystals of the monoclinic system.[5][6]

Lithium hexafluorostannate forms a dihydrate.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Lithium Hexafluorostannate(IV)". American Elements. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Lithium (CAS Number 17029-16-2) : Strem Product Catalog". strem.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ Wilde, W.; Kolditz, L. (November 1987). "Über das thermische Verhalten einiger Lithium‐und Natriumhexafluorometallate(IV)". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 554 (11): 205–216. doi:10.1002/zaac.19875541127. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ Hebecker, Christoph; Hoppe, Rudolf (1 January 1966). "Neue Untersuchungen an komplexen Fluoriden von Zinn und Blei [1]". Naturwissenschaften (in German). 53 (4): 106–106. doi:10.1007/BF00601472. ISSN 1432-1904. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ^ Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1973). Crystal Data: Inorganic compounds. National Bureau of Standards. p. M-163. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ Haynes, William M. (9 June 2015). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 96th Edition. CRC Press. p. 4-72. ISBN 978-1-4822-6097-7. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ Marseglia, E. A.; Brown, I. D. (15 June 1973). "Lithium hexafluorotitanate dihydrate and lithium hexafluorostannate dihydrate". Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 29 (6): 1352–1354. doi:10.1107/S0567740873004498. ISSN 0567-7408. Retrieved 23 June 2024.