Hydrolysis of dimethylphenyltin(IV) and triphenyltin(IV) chlorides in different aqueous ethanol solutions

The hydrolysis of [(Me) 2 (Ph)Sn(IV)] + and [(Ph) 3 Sn(IV)] + has been investigated at 25 °C and different aqueous solutions of ethanol, using a combination of spectrophotometric and potentiometric techniques. The species formed together with their formation constants have been determined using the computer program Squad over a wide pH range of 1 to 11. The hydrolysis constants in different media were analyzed in terms of Kamlet and Taft parameters. Single-parameter correlation of the formation constants, K 11 and K 12 , versus α (hydrogen-bond donor acidity), β (hydrogen-bond acceptor basicity), and π* (dipolarity/polarizability) for both cases are relatively poor in all solutions, but multiparameter correlation represents significant improvement with regard to the single-parameter models. In this work, we have also used the normalized polarity parameter, E T N , alone and in combination with the Kamlet-Taft parameter to find a better correlation of the formation constants in different aqueous ethanol solutions.Key words: dimethylphenyltin(IV) chloride, triphenyltin(IV) chloride, hydrolysis constant, aqueous ethanol solutions, solvent effect.