Tin(IV) sulfide
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tin disulfide, stannic sulfide,
mosaic gold | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.013.867 |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| SnS2 | |
| Molar mass | 182.81 g/mol |
| Appearance | gold-yellow odorless powder |
| Density | 4.5 g/cm3, solid |
| Melting point | <680 °C |
| insoluble | |
| Structure | |
| Rhombohedral, hP3, SpaceGroup = P-3m1, No. 164 | |
| octahedral | |
| Hazards | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tin(IV) sulfide is a chemical compound with the formula SnS2. The compound crystallizes in the cadmium iodide motif, with the Sn(IV) situated in "octahedral holes' defined by six sulfide centers.[1] It occurs naturally as the rare mineral berndtite.[2]
The compound precipitates as a brown solid upon the addition of H2S to solutions of tin(IV) species. This reaction is reversed at low pH. Crystalline SnS2 has a bronze colour and is used in decorative coating[3] where it is known as mosaic gold.
The material also reacts with sulfide salts to give a series of thiostannates with the formula [SnS2]m[S]n2n−. A simplified equation for this depolymerization reaction is
- SnS2 + S2− → 1/x{SnS32−}x.
References
- ^ Wells, A.F. (1984) Structural Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-855370-6.
- ^ Vaughan, D. J.; Craig, J. R. "Mineral Chemistry of Metal Sulfides" Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 1978. ISBN 0-521-21489-0.
- ^ Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
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