Trimethyltin chloride is an organotin compound with the formula (CH3)3SnCl. It is a white solid that is highly toxic and malodorous. It is susceptible to hydrolysis.
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Chlorotri(methyl)stannane | |||
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| UN number | 3146 2786 | ||
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| (CH3)3SnCl | |||
| Molar mass | 199.27 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | White solid | ||
| Odor | Malodorous | ||
| Melting point | 38.5 °C (101.3 °F; 311.6 K)[1] | ||
| Boiling point | 148 °C (298 °F; 421 K) | ||
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| P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P284, P301+P310, P302+P350, P304+P340, P310, P320, P322, P330, P361, P363, P391, P403+P233, P405 | |||
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Synthesis
editTrimethyltin chloride can be prepared by the redistribution reaction of tetramethyltin with tin tetrachloride.[3]
- SnCl4 + 3 Sn(CH3)4 → 4 (CH3)3SnCl
This redistribution reaction is typically performed with no solvent because high temperatures are required and purification is simplified.
A second route to (CH3)3SnCl involves treating the corresponding hydroxide or oxide (in the following reaction, trimethyltin hydroxide (CH3)3SnOH) with a halogenating agent such as hydrogen chloride or thionyl chloride (SOCl2):
- (CH3)3SnOH + HCl → (CH3)3SnCl + H2O
Uses
editTrimethyltin chloride is used as a source of the trimethylstannyl group ((CH3)3Sn−).[4] For example, it is a precursor to vinyltrimethylstannane ((CH3)3SnCH=CH2)[5] and indenyltrimethylstanane (CH3)3SnC9H7 (see Transition metal indenyl complex):[6]
- CH2=CHMgBr + (CH3)3SnCl → (CH3)3SnCH=CH2 + MgBrCl
- LiC9H7 + (CH3)3SnCl → (CH3)3SnC9H7 + LiCl
An example of an organolithium reagent reacting with (CH3)3SnCl to form a tin-carbon bond is:
- LiCH(Si(CH3)3)(Ge(CH3)3) + (CH3)3SnCl → (CH3)3SnCH(Si(CH3)3)(Ge(CH3)3) + LiCl
Organotin compounds derived from Me3SnCl are useful in organic synthesis, especially in radical chain reactions. (CH3)3SnCl is a precursor to compounds used in PVC stabilization. Reduction of trimethyltin chloride with sodium gives hexamethylditin:[7]
- 2 Na + 2 (CH3)3SnCl → (CH3)3Sn−Sn(CH3)3 + 2 NaCl
References
edit- ^ Lide, D. R.; Milne, G. W. (1994). Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds. Vol. 4 (3rd ed.). CRC Press. p. 4973.
- ^ "Trimethyltin chloride". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Scott, W. J.; Crisp, G. T.; Stille, J. K. (1990). "Palladium-catalyzed Coupling of Vinyl Triflates with Organostannanes: 4-tert-Butylcyclohexen-1-yl)-2-propen-1-one". Organic Syntheses. 68: 116; Collected Volumes, vol. 8, p. 97.
- ^ Davies, A. G. (2008). "Tin Organometallics". Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry. Vol. 3. Elsevier. pp. 809–883. doi:10.1016/B0-08-045047-4/00054-6. ISBN 978-0-08-045047-6.
- ^ William J. Scott; G. T. Crisp; J. K. Stille (1990). "Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Vinyl Triflates with Organostannanes: 4-tert-Butyl-1-vinylcyclohexene and 1-(4-tert-Butylcyclohexen-1-yl)-2-propen-1-one". Organic Syntheses. 68: 116. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.068.0116.
- ^ Robert J. Morris; Scott L. Shaw; Jesse M. Jefferis; James J. Storhoff; Dean M. Goedde (1998). "Monoindenyltrichloride Complexes of Titanium(IV), Zirconium(IV), and Hafnium(IV)". Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 32. pp. 215–221. doi:10.1002/9780470132630.ch36. ISBN 978-0-470-13263-0.
- ^ Eisch, John J. (1981). Organometallic Syntheses II. New York: Academic Press. p. 167. ISBN 0-12-234950-4.