Tin (II) 2-ethylhexanoate

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Structural formula
Structural formula of tin (II) 2-ethylhexanoate
General
Surname Tin (II) 2-ethylhexanoate
other names

Tin bis (2-ethylhexanoate)

Molecular formula C 16 H 30 O 4 Sn
Brief description

colorless to yellowish liquid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 301-10-0
EC number 206-108-6
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.554
PubChem 9318
Wikidata Q6343339
properties
Molar mass 405.10 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

1.25 g cm −3

Melting point

9 ° C

Vapor pressure

0.3 Pa (20 ° C)

solubility

heavy in water (4.5 g l −1 at 20 ° C)

Refractive index

1.493 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
05 - Corrosive 07 - Warning 08 - Dangerous to health

danger

H and P phrases H: 317-318-361-412
P: 273-280-305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Tin (II) -2-ethylhexanoate is a salt of divalent tin and 2-ethylhexanoic acid .

Extraction and presentation

Tin (II) -2-ethylhexanoate can be obtained by reacting 2-ethylhexanoic acid with tin with the addition of 4-tert-butylpyrocatechol .

properties

Tin (II) -2-ethylhexanoate is a flammable, hardly inflammable, viscous, colorless to yellowish liquid that is sparingly soluble in water.

use

Tin (II) 2-ethylhexanoate is used as a catalyst for the polymerization of polylactides . It acts as an intermediate product and catalyst for urethane foams , as a lubricant, as an additive and as a stabilizer for transformer oils .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h Entry on tin (II) -2-ethylhexanoate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on March 17, 2018(JavaScript required) .
  2. a b Data sheet Tin (II) 2-ethylhexanoate, 92.5-100.0% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 17, 2018 ( PDF ).
  3. Google Patents: US6303808B1 - Direct synthesis of tin (II) carboxylates and tin (IV) carboxylates from elemental tin or tin oxides - Google Patents , accessed March 17, 2018.
  4. G. Schwach, J. Coudane, R. Engel, M. Vert: More about the polymerization of lactides in the presence of stannous octoate. In: Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 35, 1997, p. 3431, doi : 10.1002 / (SICI) 1099-0518 (19971130) 35:16 <3431 :: AID-POLA10> 3.0.CO; 2-G .
  5. Data sheet Tin (II) 2-ethylhexanoate, 96% from AlfaAesar, accessed on March 17, 2018 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
  6. Mark A. Spalding, Ananda Chatterjee: Handbook of Industrial Polyethylene and Technology Definitive Guide to Manufacturing, Properties, Processing, Applications and Markets Set . John Wiley & Sons, 2017, ISBN 978-1-119-15978-0 , pp. 729 ( limited preview in Google Book search).