Triphenyltin_hydroxide

Triphenyltin hydroxide

Triphenyltin hydroxide

Chemical compound


Triphenyltin hydroxide is an organotin compound with formula Sn(C6H5)3OH. Triphenyltin hydroxide is used as a fungicide for potatoes, sugar beets, and pecans. It was first registered for use as a pesticide in the United States in 1971.[1]

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Structure

Structure of solid triphenyltin hydroxide.

While triphenyltin hydroxide is often depicted as a monomer, it crystallizes as a polymer with a bridging hydroxide groups.[2] The Sn-O distances are 2.18 and 2.250 Å. Many organotin compounds engage in similar aggregation equilibria.


References

  1. "R.E.D. Facts: Triphenyltin Hydroxide" (PDF). U.S. EPA.
  2. Christopher Glidewell; John N. Low; João A. S. Bomfim; Carlos A. L. Filgueiras; James L. Wardell (2002). "catena-Poly[[triphenyltin(IV)]-μ-hydroxo-κ2O:O] at 120 K". Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications. 58 (Pt 4): M199-201. doi:10.1107/S0108270102001798. PMID 11932514.



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