A-Sulfanuric chloride

The use of azide reagents is also important for the synthesis of cyclic sulfur(VI)-nitrogen systems. The reaction of SOCI2 with sodium azide in acetonitrile at -35°C provides a convenient preparation of the trimeric sulfanuric chloride [NS(0)C1]3 (Eq. 2.16). " Thionyl azide, SO(N3)2 is generated by the heterogeneous reaction of thionyl chloride vapour with silver azide (Eq. 2.17). This thermally unstable gas was characterized in situ by photoelectron spectroscopy. The phenyl derivative of the six-membered ring [NS(0)Ph]3 can be prepared from lithium azide and PhS(0)Cl. ... 

Sulfanuric halides contain the characteristic group -N=S(0)X- (X = Cl, F). Unlike the isoelectronic cyclophosphazenes (NPClajx (x = 3-17), " only six-membered rings have been well characterized. The sulfanuric halides are colourless solids (X = Cl) or liquids (X = F), which are stable in dry air. Sulfanuric chloride [NS(0)C1]3 is best prepared by treatment of SOCI2 with sodium azide in acetonitrile at -35°C (Eq. 8.16). It may also be obtained as a mixture of a- and yS-isomers in a two-stage reaction from H2NSO3H and PCls. The fluoride [NS(0)F]3 is formed as a mixture of isomers by the fluorination of [NS(0)C1]3 with Sbp3. ... 

The cyclic sulfanuric chlorides, (NS0C1) , are of interest because they are isoelectronic with the cyclic phosphonitrilic chlorides, (NPCl2)n- Although the formation of a variety of substances with n = 3 or more appears reasonable, only the cyclic trimers have been isolated.1 At least three, apparently conformational, isomers of composition (NSOCl)3 have been... 

Sulfanuric chloride may also be obtained as a mixture of a and P isomers in a two-stage reaction from sulfamic acid or, preferably, sulfamoyl chloride. The P isomer is stable in the solid state or in nonpolar solvents but changes to the a isomer in ca. 1 h in acetonitrile ... 

The fluoride [NS(0)F]3 is more stable thermally and towards nucleophilic reagents than the corresponding chloride. For example, 8.15a is hydrolyzed by water to NH(S02NH2)2, whereas sulfanuric fluoride is unaffected by cold water. In warm water, however, hydrolysis occurs to give the [N3S304F2] anion. All three fluorine atoms in [NS(0)F]3 can be replaced by primary or secondary amines at 80-90°C in the absence of a solvent. Mono- or diphenyl derivatives can be prepared by treatment of [NS(0)F]3 with PhLi in diethyl ether at -70°C, while the Friedel-Crafts reaction with benzene at reflux in the presence of AICI3 gives two isomers of [NS(0)Ph]3. ... 

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