Synthesis of 4,5-bis (a,a'-Dibromo-m-XYLYL)-1,3-Dithiole-2-Thione: precursor to the preparation of a cobaltadithiolene complex

• Main Authors: Fong, Mary Dianne, Tan, Nikki Andrei
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2006
• Subjects: Cobalt compounds; Chemicals; Spectrum analysis; Biochemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6509
• Institution: De La Salle University

The Dimercaptoisotrithione (DMIT) derivative, 4,5-bis(a,a'-dibromo-m-xylyl)- 1,3-dithiole-2-thione, which may act as a precursor for the preparation of cobaltadithiolene complexes, was synthesized. The preparation involved the addition of a base (CsOH-H2) to a solution of 4,5-bis(2'-cyanoe...