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Title: Do sulfates in solution disable reduction of compound with SnCl2?
Post by: dolphinsea14 on May 17, 2018, 11:26:06 AM

I use SnCl2 as reducing agent, but I am not sure if sulphates present are problem and disable reduction of the ions I want to reduce? Do sufhates react with SnCl2?

Title: Re: Do sulfates in solution disable reduction of compound with SnCl2?
Post by: chenbeier on May 19, 2018, 04:01:46 AM

Consider which ions you have in your solution after dissolving.  Check probably solubilities of SnSO₄. If you get precipitation then your reducer is minimized. Otherwisew sulfate has no impact.

Title: Re: Do sulfates in solution disable reduction of compound with SnCl2?
Post by: dolphinsea14 on May 22, 2018, 01:48:05 PM

I want to reduce ferrocenium ions with SnCl2, but I made ferrocenium from FeSO4 dissolved in dmso, KOH in methoxyethane and cyclopentadiene, then I neutralized excess KOH with HCl. Ferrocenium should be reduced to ferrocene with SnCl2, but I don't know if sulphates present will disable this...