• Name

  Tetraoctyltin

• EINECS 222-733-7
• CAS No. 3590-84-9
• Article Data28
• CAS DataBase
• Density 0,98 g/cm³
• Solubility
• Melting Point
• Formula C32H68 Sn
• Boiling Point 549.4 ºCat 760 mmHg
• Molecular Weight 571.602
• Flash Point 282 ºC
• Transport Information
• Appearance
• Safety Low toxicity by parenteral route. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors of Sn.
• Risk Codes 36/37
• Molecular Structure
• Hazard Symbols
• Synonyms Tin,tetraoctyl- (6CI,7CI); NSC 65527; Tetra-n-octylstannane; Tetra-n-octyltin;Tetraoctylstannane; Tetraoctyltin
• PSA 0.00000
• LogP 12.87720

Synthetic route

111-85-3

1-Chlorooctane

7646-78-8

tin(IV) chloride

3590-84-9

tetraoctyltin

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With magnesium In diethyl ether; toluene at 50 - 65℃; Solvent; Inert atmosphere; Flow reactor;	98.5%
With sodium In Petroleum ether 13 h;	65-80
With Na In petroleum ether 13 h;	65-80

111-85-3

1-Chlorooctane

3542-36-7

di-n-octyltin dichloride

3590-84-9

tetraoctyltin

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With Na	98%
With sodium	98%

7646-78-8

tin(IV) chloride

1070-00-4

trioctylaluminum

3590-84-9

tetraoctyltin

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In dibutyl ether 70°C;	98%
In dibutyl ether 70°C;	98%
In dibutyl ether 70°C;	98%

7646-78-8

tin(IV) chloride

24219-37-2

di-n-octylmagnesium

3590-84-9

tetraoctyltin

Conditions

Conditions

Yield

In tetrahydrofuran; n-heptane a soln. of SnCl4 (18 mmol) in heptane was added dropwise within 10 min to a soln. of (C8H17)2Mg (44 mmol) in THF with stirring (pptn.); the mixt. was refluxed for 3 1/3 h, then treated with H2O and 10% HCl;; the org. layer was separated and dried with CaCl2, the solvents were distilled off in vac., the residue was istilled in high vac.; 99.1% purity (asdetermined by gas chromy.); identified by mass spectrometry; elem. anal.;;

95%

17049-49-9

octylmagnesium bromide

7646-78-8

tin(IV) chloride

3590-84-9

tetraoctyltin

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In toluene	90%
In n-heptane	87.93%
In n-heptane	87.93%
In diethyl ether 130-140°C, 10 h;	59%

2787-93-1

bis(trioctylstannyl) oxide

A

3590-84-9

tetraoctyltin

B

21227-24-7

hexaoctyldistannane

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With magnesium In tetrahydrofuran a soln. of ditin oxide in dry THF was added dropwise to a suspn. of a magnesium powder, activated by BrCH2CH2Br or I2, in dry THF, mixt. was heated at reflux for 15 h; petroleum ether was added, filtered, solvents evapd., residue was distilled;	A 0% B 82%
With sodium In neat (no solvent) stoich. amt. of sodium (2 mol for 1 mol of ditin oxide), 120°C, 48 h; unreacted n-Oct6Sn2O was removed by filtration in pentane through a short SiO2 column, n-Oct4Sn was removed by distn.;	A 1-5 B 68%

7646-78-8

tin(IV) chloride

38841-98-4

n-octylmagnesium chloride

3590-84-9

tetraoctyltin

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
	64.9%
	64.9%

Tetraoctyltin Chemical Properties

Tetraoctyltin Uses

Tetraoctyltin Toxicity Data With Reference

Tetraoctyltin Consensus Reports

Tetraoctyltin Safety Profile