Lithium hexafluorostannate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula .

Synthesis The compound can be prepared by reacting ammonium hexachlorostannate, lithium carbonate, and fluorine gas at 400 °C, or by reacting lithium stannate with hydrofluoric acid.

Physical properties The compound forms white crystals of the monoclinic system.

Lithium hexafluorostannate forms a dihydrate.

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