We have observed that cathodic reduction of several 1,2-dithiolylium ions (I) in acetonitrile at a platinum electrode is accompanied by the formation of the dimers (II). This reaction is remarkably efficient with coulometric n 1.
The electrochemistry of organic sulfur compounds: I. The 1,6,6aIVS-trithiapentalene-dimer redox couple
โ Scribed by Carl Th. Pedersen; Ole Hammerich; Vernon D. Parker
- Book ID
- 104149096
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1972
- Weight
- 171 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-0728
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โฆ Synopsis
The electrolytic behaviour of organic sulfur compounds has received very little attention 1. A notable exception can be found in the anodic reactions of tetrathioethylenes and related compounds recently described 2'3. As part of our continuing program in organic sulfur chemistry, we have examined the anodic behaviour of a series of compounds containing the trithiapentalene ring system (I) and report here the reversible conversion of these compounds to dication dimers (II)* linked by disulfide bonds.
* The systematic name of compound (IIa), for example, if /?,/~'-dithio-bis(3-styryl-5-phenyl-l,2dithiolylium)perchlorate.
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