Trichlorostannate

Trichlorostannate

Identifiers
CAS Number	15529-74-5
Properties
Chemical formula	SnCl3−
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Trichlorostannate is the inorganic anion with the formula SnCl−3. It is the chloride adduct of stannous chloride:

SnCl₂ + Cl⁻ → SnCl−3

The trichlorostannate anion is pyramidal in shape, being similar to trichlorogermanate (GeCl−3) and antimony trichloride.

The anion can be isolated as quaternary ammonium salt and cesium salts. ^[1] The compound with the formula K₂SnCl₄·H₂O is a hydrated double salt, consisting of SnCl−3 and Cl⁻. ^[2]

[Pt(SnCl₃)₅] . Color code: green = Cl, gray = Sn, blue = Pt.

Trichlorostannate serves as a ligand in coordination chemistry, illustrated by the complex [Pt(SnCl₃)₅]³⁻. ^[3]

References

1. Parshall, G. W. (1974). Tetraethylammonium Trichlorogermanate(l-) and Trichlorostannate(l-). Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 15. p. 222. doi:10.1002/9780470132463.ch48. ISBN   978-0-470-13176-3.
2. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 380. ISBN   978-0-08-037941-8.
3. Nelson, John H.; Alcock, Nathaniel W. (1982). "Crystal and Solution Structure of Triphenylmethylphosphonium Pentakis(trichlorostannyl)platinate(II), [Ph₃PCH₃]₃[Pt(SnCl₃)₅]". Inorganic Chemistry. 21 (3): 1196–1200. doi:10.1021/ic00133a062.