Stannite (ion)

The stannite ion is [Sn(OH)3]−. It can be formed by adding strong base to stannous hydroxide.[1] The stannite ion is a strong reducing agent;[2] also, it may disproportionate to tin metal plus stannate ion.[3]

There are stannite compounds, for example, sodium stannite, Na2SnO2.

  1. ^ Dickinson, T.; Lotfi, S. (October 1978). "The nature and standard potential of the stannite ion in sodium hydroxide solutions". Electrochimica Acta. 23 (10): 995–999. doi:10.1016/0013-4686(78)85005-1.
  2. ^ Bailey, Edgar Henry Summerfield; Cady, Hamilton Perkins (1901). A Laboratory Guide to the Study of Qualitative Analysis. P. Blakiston's son & Company. p. 135.
  3. ^ Division, Electrochemical Society Dielectric Science and Technology; Meeting, Electrochemical Society (1998). Environmental Issues in the Electronics/semiconductor Industries and: Electrochemical/photochemical Methods for Pollution Abatement. The Electrochemical Society. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-56677-199-3.