I want to use tin(IV) chloride pentahydrate precursor and dissolve it in Ethanol. It's been said on MSDS sheet that it is "moisture sensitive". I want to know if I could open the container under a fume hood or I have to use a glove box to work with this material.
I don't think that you should use a glove box because there is already some water in SnCl4*5H2O.
I have been working with SnCl4.5H2O for past 2 months and till now I haven't faced much problems with the container opened in normal atmosphere. Since the water content is more in this compound, the only problem I faced was that the solid used to get converted into liquid very quickly and hence to make a solution, I had to keep my beaker near the measuring instrument. Also one important thing to save the container after opening the sealed bottle, store it in sealed bag or container. The compound is more likely to evaporate if kept aside in normal conditions for long.
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