Tin Tetrachloride, anhydrous
(Stannic Chloride, Anhydrous; Tin (IV) Chloride,
anhydrous)
Description:
Tin Tetrachloride is a colorless to yellow, liquid with an acrid odor.
The product is manufactured by reacting tin metal with chlorine under controlled
conditions.
Typical Applications:
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Primary ingredient for other organic and inorganic tin based chemicals Tin
Tetrachloride is used to manufacture other tin based Mono- and Di-organotin chemicals. Some of the more
common are Monobutyltin trichloride and Dibutyltin dichloride
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Glass coatings
Tin Tetrachloride is used as a hot end coating for glass bottle manufacturing and still finds application for
Low Emissive Glass (Low E) and Flat glass chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
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Catalysts
Tin Tetrachloride has limited use as a catalyst in other chemical reactions