The hydrolysis of mixed-metal cations (Al 3+ /CH 3 Sn 3+ ) was studied in aqueous solutions of NaNO 3 , at I = 1.00 ± 0.05 mol·dm −3 and T = 298.15 K, by potentiometric technique. Several hydrolytic mixed species are formed in this mixed system, namely, Al p (CH 3 Sn) q (OH) r with (p, q, r) ). The stability of these species, expressed by the equilibrium:OH , can be modeled by the empirical relationship: log β pqr OH = −3.34 + 2.67p + 9.23(q + r). By using the equilibrium constant X pqr relative to the formation reaction: pAl (p+q) (OH) r + q(CH 3 Sn) (p+q) (OH) r = (p + q)Al p (CH 3 Sn) q (OH) r , it was found that the formation of heterometal mixed species is thermodynamically favored, and the extra stability can be expressed as a function of the difference in the stability of parent homometal species. This leads, in turn, to a significant enhancement of hydrolysis and solubility.We thank the Universities of Messina and Palermo for partial financial support. Figure 3. Plot of −log[Al 3+ ] vs pH at different [CH 3 Sn 3+ ] T concentrations, when [Al 3+ ] T = 50 mmol·dm −3 ; [CH 3 Sn 3+ ] T = 0, full line; [CH 3 Sn 3+ ] T = 50 mmol·dm −3 , dashed line; [CH 3 Sn 3+ ] T = 100 mmol·dm −3 , dotted line. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data Article dx.doi.org/10.1021/je400003r | J. Chem. Eng. Data 2013, 58, 821−826