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stannane
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Stannane or tin hydride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula SnH4. It is a colourless gas that ignites on contact with air. SnH4 is a heavy analogue of methane but much less robust. In contrast to this rarely used species, stannane also refers to a large collection of organotin compounds.
Chemical data
- Formula
- H4Sn
- Molecular weight
- 122.74 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- stannane
- SMILES
- [SnH4]
- InChIKey
- KXCAEQNNTZANTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 123.933495
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- electric dipole moment
- 0
- Commons category
- Stannane
- ionization energy
- 10.75
- chemical formula
- H₄Sn
- canonical SMILES
- [SnH4]
- boiling point
- -51.8
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Stannane or tin hydride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula SnH4. It is a colourless gas that ignites on contact with air. SnH4 is a heavy analogue of methane but much less robust. In contrast to this rarely used species, stannane also refers to a large collection of organotin compounds.
==Preparation and reactions== Stannane can be prepared by the reaction of tin(IV) chloride| and lithium aluminium hydride according to the following idealized equation: