Tin(IV) sulfide
| Sn4+(S2−)2 | |
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| IUPAC name Tin(IV) sulfide | |
| Other names Tin disulfide, Stannic sulfide, Mosaic gold | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | 
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| ChEBI | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.013.867 | 
| EC Number | 
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| Properties | |
| S2Sn | |
| Molar mass | 182.83 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | Gold-yellow powder | 
| Odor | Odorless | 
| Density | 4.5 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 600 °C (1,112 °F; 873 K) decomposes | 
| Insoluble | |
| Solubility | Soluble in aq. alkalis, decompose in aqua regia Insoluble in alkyl acetates, acetone | 
| Structure | |
| Rhombohedral, hP3 | |
| P3m1, No. 164 | |
| 3 2/m | |
| a = 3.65 Å, c = 5.88 Å α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 120° | |
| Octahedral (Sn4+) | |
| Hazards | |
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| Warning | |
| H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335 | |
| P261, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P332+P313 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Tin(IV) sulfide is a compound with the formula SnS2. A brown, water-insoluble solid, it is a semiconductor with band gap 2.2 eV. It occurs naturally as the rare mineral berndtite.