Tin(IV) sulfide

Tin(IV) sulfide
Names
IUPAC name
Tin(IV) sulfide
Other names
Tin disulfide, Stannic sulfide, Mosaic gold
Identifiers
1315-01-1 Yes
ChEBI CHEBI:50886 
EC-number 215-252-9
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(S=Sn=S)

PubChem 73977
15238661 (S=Sn=S)
UNII YVY89V9BUH 
Properties
Molecular formula
 S2Sn
Molar mass 182.84 g·mol−1
Appearance Gold-yellow powder
Odor Odorless
Density 4.5 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 600 °C (1,112 °F; 873 K)
decomposes[1]
Insoluble
Solubility Soluble in aq. alkalis, decompose in aqua regia[1]
Insoluble in alkyl acetates, acetone[2]
Structure
Crystal structure Rhombohedral, hP3[3]
Space group P3m1, No. 164[3]
Point group 3 2/m[3]
Lattice constant a = 3.65 Å, c = 5.88 Å[3]
Lattice constant α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 120°
Octahedral (Sn4+)[3]
Hazards
GHS pictograms [4]
GHS signal word Warning
H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335[4]
P261, P280, P301+312, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P332+313[4]
NFPA 704
Flammability code 0: Will not burn. E.g., water Health code 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g., turpentine Reactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g., liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
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Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Tin(IV) sulfide is a 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.[5] It occurs naturally as the rare mineral berndtite.[6] It is useful as semiconductor material with band gap 2.2 eV.

Reactions

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[7] 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lide, David R., ed. (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (90th ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-9084-0.
  2. ↑ Comey, Arthur Messinger; Hahn, Dorothy A. (1921-02). A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities: Inorganic (2nd ed.). New York: The MacMillan Company. p. 1080. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Voort, G.F. Vander, ed. (2004). "Crystal Structure*" (PDF). ASM Handbook (ASM International) 9 (Metallography and Microstructures): 29–43. doi:10.1361/asmhba0003722 (inactive 2015-02-01).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2
  5. ↑ Wells, A.F. (1984) Structural Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-855370-6.
  6. ↑ Vaughan, D. J.; Craig, J. R. "Mineral Chemistry of Metal Sulfides" Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 1978. ISBN 0-521-21489-0.
  7. ↑ Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.

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