Fentin acetate is an
organotin compound
Organotin compounds or stannanes are chemical compounds based on tin with hydrocarbon substituents. Organotin chemistry is part of the wider field of organometallic chemistry. The first organotin compound was diethyltin diiodide (), discovered by ...
with the formula (C
6H
5)
3SnO
2CCH
3. It is a colourless solid that was previously used as a
fungicide
Fungicides are biocidal chemical compounds or biological organisms used to kill parasitic fungi or their spores. A fungistatic inhibits their growth. Fungi can cause serious damage in agriculture, resulting in critical losses of yield, quality, ...
.
Structure
Most carboxylates of triphenyltin adopt polymeric structures with five-coordinate Sn centers.
References
External links
*{{PPDB, 311
Acetate esters
Obsolete pesticides
Fungicides
Triphenyltin compounds