Substance profile
Dibutyltin dilaurate
Dibutyltin dilaurate is soft crystals or yellow liquid.
01 · Identification
What Dibutyltin dilaurate is
Dibutyltin dilaurate is soft crystals or yellow liquid. Its molecular formula is C32H64O4Sn and its molecular weight is 631.6 g/mol. It melts at 23 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
Other names for Dibutyltin dilaurate
- dibutyl[bis(dodecanoyloxy)]stannane
02 · GHS classification
Hazards and label elements
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H341 | Suspected of causing genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H360FD | May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child. |
| H372 | Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
Precautionary statements: P201, P260, P270, P280, P308, P313, P314
03 · Physical and chemical properties
Dibutyltin dilaurate properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 205 °C (401 °F) | at 9.7508 mmHg (reduced pressure) | HSDB |
| Melting point | 23 °C (73.4 °F) | DOE PAC | |
| 23 °C (73.4 °F) | range, midpoint shown | HSDB | |
| 23.06 °C (73.5 °F) | range, midpoint shown | CAMEO | |
| Density | 1.05 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | HSDB |
| 1.066 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | CAMEO | |
| Solubility | Practically insol in methanol; sol in petroleum ether, benzene, acetone, ether, carbon tetrachloride, organic esters | HSDB | |
| In water, 3 ppm @ room temperature. | HSDB | ||
| less than 1 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) | at 20 °C | CAMEO | |
| Vapor pressure | negligible | ICSC | |
| Flash point | 235 °C (455 °F) | HSDB | |
| 230 °C (446 °F) | CAMEO | ||
| 191 °C (375.8 °F) | ICSC | ||
| Vapor density | 21.8 (air = 1) | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
04 · Handling and storage
Storing and handling Dibutyltin dilaurate
Incompatible materials
... Reacts with oxidizers.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Reactivity
DIBUTYLTIN DILAURATE is strongly reactive with many other groups. Incompatible with acids and bases. Organometallics are good reducing agents and therefore incompatible with oxidizing agents.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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