Stannous chloride, preparation

Absolute diethyl ether. The chief impurities in commercial ether (sp. gr. 0- 720) are water, ethyl alcohol, and, in samples which have been exposed to the air and light for some time, ethyl peroxide. The presence of peroxides may be detected either by the liberation of iodine (brown colouration or blue colouration with starch solution) when a small sample is shaken with an equal volume of 2 per cent, potassium iodide solution and a few drops of dilute hydrochloric acid, or by carrying out the perchromio acid test of inorganic analysis with potassium dichromate solution acidified with dilute sulphuric acid. The peroxides may be removed by shaking with a concentrated solution of a ferrous salt, say, 6-10 g. of ferrous salt (s 10-20 ml. of the prepared concentrated solution) to 1 litre of ether. The concentrated solution of ferrous salt is prepared either from 60 g. of crystallised ferrous sulphate, 6 ml. of concentrated sulphuric acid and 110 ml. of water or from 100 g. of crystallised ferrous chloride, 42 ml. of concentrated hydiochloric acid and 85 ml. of water. Peroxides may also be removed by shaking with an aqueous solution of sodium sulphite (for the removal with stannous chloride, see Section VI,12). 

It may also be prepared by the reduction of phenyldiazonium chloride with the calculated amount of a solution of stannous chloride in hydrochloric acid, but the yield is not so high as that obtained by the above sulphite method ... 

Compounds containing two primary amino groups attached to a benzene ring can be prepared by the reduction of dinitro compounds and of nitroanilines, usually with tin or stannous chloride and hydrochloric acid or with iron and very dilute hydrochloric acid. / ara-diamines may also be obtained by the reduction of aromatic amino-azo compounds (e.g., p-aminodimethylanihne from methyl orange, see Section IV,78). p-Phenylenediamine may also be prepared from p-nitroacetanilide reduction with iron and acid yields p-amino-acetaniUde,.which may be hydrolysed to the diamine. 

A sodium stannite solution was prepared by addition of aqueous sodium hydroxide (2.5 mol, lOOg) to aqueous stannous chloride (0.25 mol, 56g). The initially formed precipitate redissolved to form a clear solution. This solution was gradually added to a solution of 16.3g (0.1 mol) phenyl-2-nitropropene in THF at room temperature. A slightly exothermic reaction ensued, and the reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min, a saturated sodium chloride solution was added, and the solution was extracted with ether and the pooled extracts were evaporated under vacuum to give essentially pure P2P oxime in 80% yield. 

As mentioned previously, aldehydes can be prepared by Stephen s method of reduction of nitriles by stannous chloride (37, 91). Polaro-graphic reduction of thiazolecarboxylic acids and their derivatives gives lower yields of aldehydes (58). Ozonolysis of styrylthiazoles, for example, 2-styryl-4-methylthiazole, followed by catalytic reduction gives aldehyde with 47% yield of crude product (30). 

The other important direct alkylation processes involve reaction of electron-rich olefinic compounds with either tin metal or stannous chloride (tin(II) chloride) in the presence of stoichiometric amounts of hydrogen chloride (22). Butyl acrylate (R = C Hg) was used commercially in this process to prepare the estertin or P-carboalkoxyethyltin chlorides as iHustrated in the foUowing. 

Many kits contain the indicated biologically active ingredient in a lyophilized form with stannous chloride. A Tc-labeled radiopharmaceutical, which can be used for six hours, is formed when mixed with Tc pertechnetate. Preparation of the agent is at room temperature, unless otherwise stated. Technetium-99m. Available Tc kits are Hsted below. 

Stannic and stannous chloride are best prepared by the reaction of chlorine with tin metal. Stannous salts are generally prepared by double decomposition reactions of stannous chloride, stannous oxide, or stannous hydroxide with the appropriate reagents. MetaUic stannates are prepared either by direct double decomposition or by fusion of stannic oxide with the desired metal hydroxide or carbonate. Approximately 80% of inorganic tin chemicals consumption is accounted for by tin chlorides and tin oxides. 

Anhydrous stannous chloride, a water-soluble white soHd, is the most economical source of stannous tin and is especially important in redox and plating reactions. Preparation of the anhydrous salt may be by direct reaction of chlorine and molten tin, heating tin in hydrogen chloride gas, or reducing stannic chloride solution with tin metal, followed by dehydration. It is soluble in a number of organic solvents (g/100 g solvent at 23°C) acetone 42.7, ethyl alcohol 54.4, methyl isobutyl carbinol 10.45, isopropyl alcohol 9.61, methyl ethyl ketone 9.43 isoamyl acetate 3.76, diethyl ether 0.49, and mineral spirits 0.03 it is insoluble in petroleum naphtha and xylene (2). 

Solutions of anhydrous stannous chloride are strongly reducing and thus are widely used as reducing agents. Dilute aqueous solutions tend to hydrolyze and oxidize in air, but addition of dilute hydrochloric acid prevents this hydrolysis concentrated solutions resist both hydrolysis and oxidation. Neutralization of tin(II) chloride solutions with caustic causes the precipitation of stannous oxide or its metastable hydrate. Excess addition of caustic causes the formation of stannites. Numerous complex salts of stannous chloride, known as chlorostannites, have been reported (3). They are generally prepared by the evaporation of a solution containing the complexing salts. 

Stannous Chloride Dihydrate. A white crystalline soHd, stannous chloride dihydrate is prepared either by treatment of granulated tin with hydrochloric acid followed by evaporation and crystallisation or by reduction of a stannic chloride solution with a cathode or tin metal followed by crystallisation. It is soluble in methanol, ethyl acetate, glacial acetic acid, sodium hydroxide solution, and dilute or concentrated hydrochloric acid. It is soluble in less than its own weight of water, but with much water it forms an insoluble basic salt. 

Stannous Oxide. Stannous oxide, SnO ((tin(II) oxide), mol wt 134.70, sp gr 6.5) is a stable, blue-black, crystalline product that decomposes at above 385°C. It is insoluble in water or methanol, but is readily soluble in acids and concentrated alkaHes. It is generally prepared from the precipitation of a stannous oxide hydrate from a solution of stannous chloride with alkaH. Treatment at controUed pH in water near the boiling point converts the hydrate to the oxide. Stannous oxide reacts readily with organic acids and mineral acids, which accounts and for its primary use as an intermediate in the manufacture of other tin compounds. Minor uses of stannous oxide are in the preparation of gold—tin and copper—tin mby glass. 

A significant advance in the synthesis of monoorganotin trihaHdes was the preparation of P-substituted ethyl tin trihaHdes in good yield from the reaction of stannous chloride, hydrogen haHdes, and a,P-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, eg, acryHc esters, in common solvents at room temperature and atmospheric pressure (153,154). The reaction is beHeved to proceed through a solvated trichlorostannane intermediate (155) ... 

Sta.nnous2-Ethylhexa.noa.te, Stannous 2-ethyIhexanoate, Sn(CgH 302)2 (sometimes referred to as stannous octanoate, mol wt 405.1, sp gr 1.26), is a clear, very light yellow, and somewhat viscous Hquid that is soluble in most organic solvents and in siHcone oils (166). It is prepared by the reaction of stannous chloride or oxide with 2-ethylhexanoic acid. 

Stannous Oxalate. Stannous oxalate, Sn(C20 (mol wt 206.71, dec 280°C, sp gr 3.56 at 18°C), is a white crystalline powder, is soluble in hot concentrated hydrochloric acid and mixtures of oxaHc acid and ammonium oxalate, and is insoluble in water, toluene, ethyl acetate, dioctyl phthalate, THF, isomeric heptanes, and acetone (171). It is prepared by precipitation from a solution of stannous chloride and oxaHc acid and is stable indefinitely. 

Mutagenic Evaluation of Compound FDA 71-33, Stannous Chloride, PB 245,461, prepared by Litton Bionetics Inc. for the PDA, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va., Dec. 31, 1974. 

Methylfurfural may be prepared by a modification of this method, which is more rapid but gives lower yiddsd A solution of 800 g. of sucrose in i 1. of hot water is allowed to flow slowly into a boiling solution of 500 g. of stannous chloride crystals, 2 kg. of sodium chloride, and 4 1. of 12 per cent sulfuric acid in a 12-I. flask. The aldehyde distils ofl as rapidly as it is formed and is steam-distilled from the original distillate after rendering it alkaline witlr sodium carbonate. The product is isolated by benzene extraction of the second distillate and distillation under reduced pressure. The yield is 27-35 g- (10-13 per cent of the theoretical amount). 

Methylfurfural has been prepared by the distillation of rham-nose with dilute mineral acids and by the reduction of 5-bromo-and 5-chloromethylfurfural with stannous chloride. The above procedure, starting from sucrose, has been published by Rinkes. ... 

A mixture of 50 g. (0.26 mole) of anhydrous stannous chloride and 225 ml. of dry ether is placed in a 1-1. three-necked round-bottomed flask fitted with a rubber-tube sealed stirrer, an inlet tube reaching nearly to the bottom of the flask, and a reflux condenser (Note 2) protected by a calcium chloride drying tube. The mixture is saturated with dry hydrogen chloride (Note 3) with continuous stirring. Within 3 hours all the stannous chloride dissolves, forming a clear viscous lower layer. The source of hydrogen chloride is then disconnected, and the freshly prepared imidyl chloride is transferred into the mixture with the aid of 25 ml. of dry ether (Note 4). Stirring is continued for 1 hour, and then the reactants are allowed to stand at room temperature for 12 hours. 

Aniline [62-53-3] M 93.1, f -6.0", b 68.3/lOmm, 184.4"/760mm, d 1.0220, n 1.585, n s 1.5832, pK 4.60. Aniline is hygroscopic. It can be dried with KOH or CaH2, and distd at reduced pressure. Treatment with stannous chloride removes sulfur-containing impurities, reducing the tendency to become coloured by aerial oxidn. Can be crystd from Et20 at low temps. More extensive purifications involve preparation of derivatives, such as the double salt of aniline hydrochloride and cuprous chloride or zinc chloride, or A -acetylaniline (m 114") which can be recrystd from water. 

The only practical method of preparing 1,4-aminonaphthol is from a-naphthol through an azo dye, the nitroso compound not being readily available. The majority of investigators have reduced technical Orange I with stannous chloride Mi.is.is.ir.is by the procedures discussed above, and benzeneazo-a-naphthol has been reduced by the same reagent. In order to make possible the use of crude, technical a-naphthol a method has been developed for the preparation of the benzeneazo compound, its separation from the isomeric dye coming from the d-naphthol present as well as from any disazo compound by extraction with alkali, and the reduction of the azo compound in alkaline solution with sodium hydrosulfite. The process, however, is tedious and yields an impure product. 

The present method is applicable with slight modifications to the preparation of both the ortho and para aminonaphthols and to many homologues, benzologues, and heterocyclic isologues of these substances. The chief feature of novelty is in the use of stannous chloride as an antioxidant in preparing and crystallizing the amine hydrochlorides. 

The latest patent for the preparation of artificial thymol is that of E. M. Cole (U.S.P. 1,378,939, 24 May, 1921). His method consists essentially in the electrolytic reduction of nitro-cymene in the presence of sulphuric acid, and the subsequent diazotisation and reduction of the para-amidocymenol produced, by e ctric action, involving the use of stannous chloride. 

Octanal has been prepared by the reduction of caprylonitrile with hydrogen chloride and stannous chloride,2 by the passage of a mixture of caprylic acid and formic acid over titanium dioxide3 or manganous oxide,4 by dehydrogenation of 1-octanol over copper,6 and by oxidation of 1-octanol.6... 

The O-donor complexes of Tc(V) exhibit moderate and differential stability in aqueous solution. In the presence of reducing agents, such as stannous chloride, they are reduced to mainly undefined products of Tc in a lower oxidation state. However, at the low technetium concentration of "mTc that is used in nuclear medicine, the rate of the reduction process is very low. This makes it possible to prepare Tc(V) radiopharmaceuticals with O-donor ligands by the usual procedure, in which an excess of reducing agent over technetium is unavoidably used. The Tc(V) complexes also tend either to be easily oxidized or to disproportionate [23],... 

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