Organotins in Biology and the Environment
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Tin in the form of the metal and its alloys has greatly affected the course of human history (1) from the Bronze Age of antiquity to the Tin Drum (2) of today. Implements of tin alloy dating from about 3000 BC have been found at Ur, and tin is mentioned in the Bible (3). Tinplate, tinware, pewter, bronze and brass, solder, bearing, bell and type metal, and toothpaste tubes are all examples of current use, and we are in contact with tin all through our lives, from our tinplated babyfood cans through stannous fluoride-containing toothpastes and the dental amalgam in our teeth to the tinplate on our casket linings. Introduction Tin chemistry has been the subject of much research effort in the last few years. Elemental tin possesses two allotropic modifications, forms a wide variety of intermetallic phases and inorganic compounds, and has an extensive organometallic chemistry. Basic studies in
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Tin in the form of the metal and its alloys has greatly affected the course of human history (1) from the Bronze Age of antiquity to the Tin Drum (2) of today. Implements of tin alloy dating from about 3000 BC have been found at Ur, and tin is mentioned in the Bible (3). Tinplate, tinware, pewter, bronze and brass, solder, bearing, bell and type metal, and toothpaste tubes are all examples of current use, and we are in contact with tin all through our lives, from our tinplated babyfood cans through stannous fluoride-containing toothpastes and the dental amalgam in our teeth to the tinplate on our casket linings. Introduction Tin chemistry has been the subject of much research effort in the last few years. Elemental tin possesses two allotropic modifications, forms a wide variety of intermetallic phases and inorganic compounds, and has an extensive organometallic chemistry. Basic studies in
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