Mg2Sn

Chemical Properties

Blue-white crystals.Soluble in water and dilute hydrochloric acid. Has electrical and magnetic properties.

Uses

In semiconductor research.

Definition

ChEBI: Benzethonium chloride is a (synthetic) quaternary ammonium salt that is benzyldimethylamine in which the nitrogen is quaternised by a 2-{2-[p-(2,4,4-trimethylpentan-2-yl)phenoxy]ethoxy}ethyl group, with chloride as the counter-ion. An antiseptic and disinfectant, it is active against a broad spectrum of bacteria, fungi, moulds and viruses. It has a role as an antiseptic drug, a disinfectant, an antibacterial agent, an antiviral agent and an antifungal agent. It is a quaternary ammonium salt, a chloride salt and an aromatic ether.

Structure and conformation

The space lattice of Mg2Sn belongs to the cubic system, and its antifluorite structure (refer to Mg2Ge) has a lattice constant of a=0.6765 nm.