Organotin chemicals are those compounds containing at least one bond between tin and carbon. This paper presents a brief overview of some of the major commercial organotin chemicals, their applications and substitutes, as well as the environmental pressures coming to bear on these products. As the world of organotin chemicals is quite extensive and divers, this paper will briefly discuss some of the major commercial uses concentrating on the alkyltins, with a brief mention of phenyltins and cyclohexyltins used inc certain applications. The majority of organotin uses are comprised of five major commercial applications: PVC heat stabilisers, biocides, catalysts, agrochemicals and glass coatings. These uses account for around 20K tones of tin consumption/year. Full text of the paper is on the web address listed above.
