| Chemical Properties | Dibutyltin oxide (Bu2SnO, C8H18OSn, CAS registry No. 818-08-6) is a white fine powder. Its flash point is 81-83 °C. The solubility of HNQ is 4.0 mg/L in water at 20 °C. It is flammable when exposed to flame. It can react with oxidizing materials. To fight fire, use dry chemical, fog, CO2. When heated to decomposition, it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
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| Uses | Dibutyltin oxide can be used as the catalyst in organic reaction.
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| Chemical Properties | white fine powder |
| Uses | Di-n-butyltin oxide is used as a reagent and a catalyst. It is particularly useful in regioselective alkylation, acylation and sulfonation reactions for starting materials containing alcohol functional groups. It is used in studies pertaining to discovering novel antitumor agents, antifungal activity. |
| Uses | Dibutyltin oxide is used in studies pertaining to discovering novel antitumor agents. Antifungal activity.
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| Flammability and Explosibility | Nonflammable |
| Safety Profile | Poison by ingestion and
intraperitoneal routes. A skin and eye
irritant. Flammable when exposed to flame;
can react with oxidizing materials. To fight
fire, use dry chemical, fog, CO2. When
heated to decomposition it emits acrid
smoke and irritating fumes. See also TIN
COMPOUNDS. |
| Purification Methods | It is prepared by hydrolysis of di-n-butyltin dichloride with KOH. Hence wash it with a little aqueous M KOH, then H2O and dry at ~80o/10mm until the IR is free from OH bands. [Cummings Aust J Chem 18 98 1965, Beilstein 4 I 588.] |
