Dithiete

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Dithiete
Kekulé, skeletal formula of dithiete with all explicit hydrogens added
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,2-Dithiete
Systematic IUPAC name
1,2-Dithiacyclobut-3-ene
Other names
Dithiete
Dithiacyclobutene
1,2-Dithia[4]annulene
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C2H2S2/c1-2-4-3-1/h1-2H checkY
    Key: CTGHONDBXRRMRC-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • c1css1
  • S1SC=C1
Properties
C2H2S2
Molar mass 90.16 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related thietes
Thiete
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Dithiete is an unsaturated

organosulfur compounds. A few 1,2-dithietes have been isolated;[1][2][3] one (low-yielding) route is oxidation of a dithiolene complex.[4] 3,4-Bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dithiete
is a particularly stable example.

Unsubstituted 1,2-dithiete has been generated in thermolytic reactions and was characterized by microwave spectroscopy, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy in a low temperature matrix. The open ring isomer, dithioglyoxal, HC(S)C(S)H, is less stable than the 1,2-dithiete.[5]

The dithione can be prepared (as trans-dithioglyoxal) by low temperature

polarization functions are used.[7]

Structure of the dithiete S2C2(CO2Me)2. Selected distances and angles: rC=C = 1.362, rC-S = 1.738, rS-S = 2.072 Å, <S-S-C = 78.3°, <S-C-S = 102°.[4]

See also

  • Dithietane - the corresponding saturated ring
  • Thiete - an analogue with only one sulfur atom

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