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Direct electrochemical synthesis of alkane- and arenethiolato derivatives of indium and thallium
Green, James H.,Kumar, Rajesh,Seudeal, Narace,Tuck, Dennis G.
, p. 123 - 127 (2008/10/08)
The electrochemical oxidation of anodic indium in acetonitrile solutions of thiols RSH (R = C2H5, n-C4H9, C(CH3)2C2H5, C6H5, 2-C10H7, C6F5) has been shown to give thiolato derivatives of indium(I), -(II), or -(III), depending on R and on the experimental conditions. With R = C2H5 or n-C4H9, electrolysis in the absence of oxygen gives the hitherto unreported InSR compounds, while, with R = C5H11 or 2-C10H7, the products are In(SR)2, formulated as the In-In-bonded In2(SR)4. Arenethiols yield In(SR)3, and products of this stoichiometry are always obtained in the presence of oxygen. The structures of these compounds are discussed, as are the reactions of the indium(I) and -(II) species with iodine and certain other oxidizing agents. Corresponding reactions with thallium anodes gave T1SR for all R studied (C6H5, C6H4CH3-o, C6H4CH3-m, 2-C10H7).
