Metal precursorsnone
Linker precursorshexafluorobenzene (C6F6); sodium isopropylthiolate (i-C3H7-SNa)
Solvents1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (DMEU)
Additivessodium particles; methanol; water; hydrochloric acid
Atmospherenitrogen
Temperature0 for first step; then 100 after sodium addition
Time6
Oxidant / reductantsodium particles used to stabilise benzenehexathiolate anions
Work-upmethanol and water injected; solution poured slowly into 1.0 M HCl; yellow solid filtered and washed with water and acetone
Scalability contextReported isolated product 3.215 g, 85% yield.
Show 7 structured reagent records
| Role | Reagent | Amount / concentration | Source |
|---|
| Linker | hexahalogenobenzene / C6F6 | 14 mmol | 15755 and 15760 · Table 1; Experimental Methods - Synthesis of Benzenehexathiol · Table 1 |
| Additive | sodium isopropylthiolate (i-C3H7-SNa) | 0.21 mol | 15755 and 15760 · Table 1; Experimental Methods - Synthesis of Benzenehexathiol · Table 1 |
| Solvent | 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (DMEU) | 30 mL | 15755 and 15760 · Table 1; Experimental Methods - Synthesis of Benzenehexathiol · Table 1 |
| Reductant | sodium particles | 0.644 g, 28 mmol | 15755 and 15760 · Table 1; Experimental Methods - Synthesis of Benzenehexathiol · Table 1 |
| Solvent | methanol | 30 mL | 15755 and 15760 · Table 1; Experimental Methods - Synthesis of Benzenehexathiol · Table 1 |
| Solvent | water | 30 mL | 15755 and 15760 · Table 1; Experimental Methods - Synthesis of Benzenehexathiol · Table 1 |
| Acid | hydrochloric acid | 150 mL · 1.0 M | 15755 and 15760 · Table 1; Experimental Methods - Synthesis of Benzenehexathiol · Table 1 |