In Group IV-regular there is a gradual increase in basicity from the nearly neutral carbon to the clearly basic tin; this order of increasing basicity depends on experimental results mainly in aqueous or non-aqueous solutions.An exploratory publication on organogermanium esters established (Et3Ge)20 as the most basic, (Et2GeO)4 as the next most basic and [(EtGeO)20]n as the least basic ethylgermanium oxide (1). This work suggested that bis-(trialkyltin) oxides would react with numerous acids weaker than acetic acid; recent researches at this Institute demonstrate the reaction of (Et3Sn)20 with H2S or C2H6SH (2), or with HCN (3). This present paper, exploratory in nature, clearly demonstrates the capture of halogen, halogenoid, or an ester group by tin at the expense of silicon, germanium, phosphorus, arsenic, or antimony. It also shows the transfer of halogen from tin of a higher oxidation number to tin of a lower oxidation number.