E. Tolpin, G. Wellum, Steven A. Berley
Oct 1, 1978
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Inorganic Chemistry
Abstract
In these studies, various synthetic routes toward the mercaptoborane B/sub 12/H/sub 11/SH/sup 2 -/ were investigated as was the chemistry of this anion. The most favorable synthesis involved nucleophilic attack of N-methylbenzothiazole-2-thione on B/sub 12/H/sub 12//sup 2 -/ followed by basic hydrolysis. Other routes invariably resulted in considerable by-products, some of which were B/sub 12/H/sub 10/(SH)/sub 2//sup 2 -/, B/sub 12/H/sub 11/OH/sup 2 -/, and polymeric boranes. Various oxidative reactions of B/sub 12/H/sub 11/SH/sup 2 -/ were observed, and new products isolated include the mixed disulfides B/sub 12/H/sub 11/SSR/sup 2 -/ (R is an organic function) and the disulfide monoxide B/sub 12/H/sub 11/SOSB/sub 12/H/sub 11//sup 4 -/.