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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: shryocdj on January 29, 2006, 02:47:25 PM
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Hello, can someone please explain to me why dichloromethane would be used over water for the synthesis of SnI2 from just Sn and I2?
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You might make Sn(OH)2 if you used water. Plus, I think that SnI2 will be pretty Lewis acidic and might coordinate water.