Tributyltin chloride is an
organotin compound
Organotin compounds or stannanes are chemical compounds based on tin with hydrocarbon substituents. Organotin chemistry is part of the wider field of organometallic chemistry. The first organotin compound was diethyltin diiodide (), discovered ...
with the formula (
C4H9)
3SnCl. It is a colorless liquid that is soluble in organic solvents.
Preparation and reactions
The compound is prepared by a
redistribution reaction by combining
stannic chloride and tetrabutyltin:
:3 (C
4H
9)
4Sn + SnCl
4 → 4 (C
4H
9)
3SnCl
Tributyltin chloride hydrolyzes to the oxide
C4H9)3Snsub>2O
Tributyltin chloride is used as a precursor to other organotin compounds
[{{cite journal, title=Palladium-catalyzed Coupling Of Acid Chlorides With Organotin Reagents: Ethyl (E)-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-oxo-2-butenoate, authors=A. F. Renaldo, J. W. Labadie, And J. K. Stille, journal=Org. Synth., year=1989, volume=67, page=86, doi=10.15227/orgsyn.067.0086] and reagents, such as
tributyltin hydride
Tributyltin hydride is an organotin compound with the formula (C4H9)3SnH. It is a colorless liquid that is soluble in organic solvents. The compound is used as a source of hydrogen atoms in organic synthesis.
Synthesis and characterization
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