Polythionates

Polythionates are oxoanions with the formula Sn(SO3)22- (n≥0). They occur naturally and are the products of redox reactions of thiosulfate. Polythionates are readily isolable, unlike the parent polythionic acids.[2]

Structure of the hexathionate dianion.[1]

Preparation

Many members of the polythionates have been characterized: dithionate, trithionate, tetrathionate, pentathionate, etc.

These salts are often generated by oxidation of thiosulfate. For example, tetrathionate is obtained by oxidation of thiosulfate ion with iodine (reaction is used in iodometry):

S
2
O2−
3
+ I2S
4
O2−
6
+ 2 I

More specialized routes involve reactions of sulfur chlorides with bisulfite salts:

SCl2 + 2 HSO
3
→ [O3SSSO3]2− + 2 HCl
S2Cl2 + 2 HSO
3
→ [O3SS2SO3]2− + 2 HCl
SCl2 + 2 HS
2
O
3
→ [O3SS3SO3]2− + 2 HCl

Potassium pentathionate ion has been obtained from SCl2, sodium thiosulfate, and potassium acetate. Initially prismatic crystals of potassium tetrathionate appear, then lamellar crystals of potassium pentathionate, from which the influence of tartaric acid makes an aqueous solution of pentathionic acid.[3]

Potassium hexathionate K2S6O6 has been synthesized by combining KNO2 and K2S2O3 in concentrated HCl at low temperatures.[4]

References

  1. Marøy, Kjartan (1973). "Refinement of the Crystal Structure of trans-Dichlorobis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) Hexathionate Monohydrate". 27: 1705–1716. doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.27-1705. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  3. P. W. Schenk (1963). "Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. 1. NY,NY: Academic Press. p. 401.
  4. P. W. Schenk (1963). "Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. 1. NY,NY: Academic Press. p. 403.
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