SUMMARY Benzyl chloride easily reacts with tin metal to yield dibenzyltin dichloride; no catalyst nor drastic conditions are needed to achieve the reaction. singularity has lead to propose benzyl chloride as a reagent for tin recovery (from tinplate8 eg1. However, benzyltin derivatives show poor performances as compared to butyltin compounds, especially from the point of view of phytopharmacy and PVC protec- tion. butylaluminium increases the economic interest of the recovery ...
