Lithium hexafluorostannate explained

Lithium hexafluorostannate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula .^{[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

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