Chemistry of 2,4,6-trimercapto-1,3,5-triazine (TMT): Acid dissociation constants and group 2 complexes

K. R. Henke, A. R. Hutchison, M. K. Krepps, S. Parkin, D. A. Atwood

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Abstract

The acid dissociation constants of 2,4,6-trimercaptotriazine (H3TMT, 1) were determined and now can be employed in the preparation of complexes having specific M-TMT (M = divalent metal; TMT = 2,4,6-trimercapto-1,3,5-triazinide, C3N3S33- ratios. For example, the combination of H3TMT (1) with Mg(OH)2 at pH 7.1 leads to the crystallization of Mg(H2TMT)2·6H2O (4). With the appropriate pH adjustment, the contiguous series of compounds Ba3(TMT)2·8H2O (3), Ba(H2TMT)2·7H2O (5), and BaHTMT·3H2O (6) can be isolated. The compounds were characterized by mp, IR, TGA, elemental analysis, and, in the cases of 4, 5, and 6, crystallography. The comparison of 4 with 5 and 6 offers an interesting view of the difference in hard and soft bonding with TMT. In the saltlike Mg structure of 4, there is extensive hydrogen bonding, but in the Ba structures, 5 and 6, covalent Ba-S bonding dominates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4443-4447
Number of pages5
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume40
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 13 2001

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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