Lithium hexafluorostannate

Lithium hexafluorostannate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula Li2SnF6.

[1][2] The compound can be prepared by reacting ammonium hexachlorostannate, lithium carbonate, and fluorine gas at 400 °C,[3] or by reacting lithium stannate with hydrofluoric acid.

[4] The compound forms white crystals of the monoclinic system.

[5][6] Lithium hexafluorostannate forms a dihydrate.

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