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IUPAC name
disodium hexahydroxyltin
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Other names
Sodium stannate(IV)
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Identifiers | |
12027-70-2 | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.554 |
Properties | |
H6Na2O6Sn | |
Molar mass | 266.73 g/mol |
Appearance | Colorless or white solid |
Density | 4.68 g/cm3 |
Boiling point | N/A |
Hazards | |
Safety data sheet | [1] |
H300 + H310 + H330 + H410 | |
EU classification (DSD)
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T+ |
NFPA 704 | |
Flash point | 57 °C (135 °F; 330 K) |
N/A | |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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2132 mg/kg [Mouse] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references | |
Sodium stannite is the inorganic compound with the formula Na2Sn(OH)6. This colourless salt forms upon dissolving tin or tin dioxide in sodium hydroxide. Sodium stannite is used as a stabiliser for hydrogen peroxide.
Alkali metal stannite compounds are prepared by dissolving tin in sodium hydroxide:
A similar reaction occurs when tin dioxide is dissolved in base:
The anion is octahedral as are most stannates, e.g., the hexachlorostannate anion [SnCl6]2−. The Sn-O distances average 2.071 Å. In some old literature, stannates are sometimes represented as the simple oxyanion SnO32−.