Chemistry:Difluorodithiophosphate

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A difluorodithiophosphate is an anion or chemical compound with phosphorus connected to two sulfur atoms and two fluorine atoms. It has a single negative charge. The formula is [S2PF2].

Related compounds are the fluorodithiophosphates,[1] difluoropentathiodiphosphates ([S5P2F2]2–), fluorotrithiophosphates ([S3PF]2–)[2] and the difluorothiophosphates (F2P(O)S). Fluorine can also be substituted by trifluoromethyl, phenyl, methyl or ethoxy groups.[3]

Formation

Salts containing difluorodithiophosphate can be made by reacting difluorodithiophosphoric acid (HS2PF2) with electropositive metals. Less electropositive metals salts may be produced by a reaction of the acid with the metal oxide or chloride.[4]

Other ways it can be produced are in a reaction of dimethylamine with thiophosphoryl fluoride (SPF3).[5]

Properties

Thermal decomposition of difluorodithiopgosphate salts yields thiophosphoryl fluoride and phosphorus trifluoride.[6]

Some compounds with two or three difluorodithiophospate groups are monomeric, dissolving in benzene, and being quite volatile, meaning they can be sublimed.[4] Other solvents include toluene, heptane and 1,2-dichloroethane.[7]

List

formula name crystal space group unit cell volume density comment ref
H[S2PF2] difluorodithiophosphoric acid liquid boil 72°; colourless [8]
[(C3H7)4N][S2PF2] tetrapropylammonium difluorodithiophosphate orthorhombic Pbca a=14.9466 b=14.6702 c=16.8033 Z=8 3684.5 1.151 [9]
(CH3)3SiSP(S)F2 trimethylsilyl difluorodithiophosphate −79.7° [10]
[(C6H5)4PS2PF2 [11]
KS2PF2 [11]
Cl3Ti[S2PF2] [12]
V[S2PF2]3 tris(difluorodithio-phosphinato)vanadium (111) deep red-brown; mp ~46.5 [13][14]
OV[S2PF2]2 black [13][14][3]
Cr[S2PF2]3 deep purple; volatile; mp 52° [4]
Mn[S2PF2]2 pink [4]
Mn(CO)3P(C6H5)3S2PF2 yellow; melt ~119° [15]
Mn(CO)3P(C6H5)2C2H4P(C6H5)2SP(S)F2 yellow-orange [15]
Fe[S2PF2]2 tan mp=~80°C [4]
π-C5H5Fe(CO)2S2PF2 pi-cyclopentadienyl iron dicarbonyl difluorodithiophosphate yellow-brown; decompose 95°C [16]
(ON)2Fe[S2PF2] rusty-red; mp 69-70° [4]
Co[S2PF2]2 green; mp=44° volatile [4]
(ON)2Co[S2PF2] brown [4]
Co[S2PF2]3 brown mp 34° volatile [4]
Ni[S2PF2]2 dark green mp ~43° volatile [4]
Cu[S2PF2] off-white dec >400° [4]
(Ph3P)2Cu[S2PF2] white dec 200° [4]
Zn[S2PF2]2 mp ~157° [4]
Cl3Nb[S2PF2] ochre coloured [12]
Cl3Nb[S2PF2]2 trichlorobis(difluorodithio-phosphinato)niobium(Y) orange [12]
Mo[S2PF2]3 red; mp 62°; volatile [17]
OMo[S2PF2]2 green [17]
π-C5H5Mo(CO)3SP(S)F2 red-orange; decompose ~ 102°C [15]
π-C5H5Mo(CO)2S2PF2 purple; melt 39° [15]
Pd[S2PF2]2 orange mp 56.5° volatile [4]
(Ph3P)Pd[S2PF2]2 orange mp 141° [4]
(Ph3P)2Pd[S2PF2]2 yellow dec 160° [4]
(p-Me-Ph3P)Pd[S2PF2]2 orange 189° [4]
(p-Me-Ph3P)2Pd[S2PF2]2 yellow dec 172° [4]
(Ph3As)Pd[S2PF2]2 orange mp 122° [4]
(n-C3H7)4NPd[S2PF2]3 yellow dec 160° [4]
Rh[S2PF2]3 volatile [4]
Rh(CO)2[S2PF2] orange-red; mp 48° [18]
Rh(CO)(P(C6H5)3)[S2PF2] yellow [18]
Rh(CO)(As(C6H5)3)[S2PF2] brownish-red [18]
Rh(CO)(Sb(C6H5)3)[S2PF2] brownish-red [18]
Ru[S2PF2]3 reddish-orange mp 54° [4]
RuH(CO)(S
2
PF
2
)(PPh
3
)
2
triclinic P-1 a=11.127 b=12.345 !!! c=13.689 α=88.239° β=81.183° γ=76.965° Z=2 1810.2 1.489 [9]
RuCl(CO)(S
2
PF
2
)(PPh
3
)
2
monoclinic P21/c a=17.325 b=10.1385 c=20.967 β=104.443° Z=4 3566 1.531 [9]
Ru(S
2
PF
2
)
2
(PPh
3
)
2
monoclinic C2/c a=39.987 b=9.9967 c=21.910 β=116.810° Z=8 7731.0 1.601 [9]
Ru(CO)(η1-S2PF2)(η2-S2PF2)(PPh3)2 cis triclinic P-1 a=12.271 b=13.058 c=15.012 α=80.397° β=82.335° γ=63.243° 2113.1 1.595 [9]
Ru(CO)(η1-S2PF2)(η2-S2PF2)(PPh3)2 trans monoclinic P21/n a=13.279 b=20.031 c=15.762 β=91.664° Z=4 4191.0 1.589 [9]
Ag[S2PF2] white mp ~150° [4]
Cd[S2PF2]2 dec 173° [4]
(CH3)2ClSnSP(S)F2 dimethylstannyl chloride difluorodithiophosphate melt 6.4° [10]
CsS2PF2 dec 298° [11]
Cl3Ta[S2PF2]2 yellow [12]
OWCl[S2PF2]2 olive brown [17]
Cl2W[S2PF2]3 brown [17]
π-C5H5W(CO)3SP(S)F2 rust coloured; dec 75° [15]
Pt[S2PF2]2 yellow mp ~53.5° volatile [4]
(Ph3P)Au[S2PF2] mp 98° [4]
Hg[S2PF2]2 dec 163° [4]
Ph=phenyl; Me=methyl g/cc mp = melting point °C

dec = decomposes

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