- Source: Lithium hexafluorostannate
Lithium hexafluorostannate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula Li2SnF6.
Synthesis
The compound can be prepared by reacting ammonium hexachlorostannate, lithium carbonate, and fluorine gas at 400 °C, or by reacting lithium stannate with hydrofluoric acid.
Physical properties
The compound forms white crystals of the monoclinic system.
Lithium hexafluorostannate forms a dihydrate.