Di Mesityl Benzenethiol

This compound is reported by Power and coworkers.10 In a glovebox, a toluene (5mL) solution of Fe[N(SiMe3)2]2 (0.380 g, 1.01 mmol) is charged into a Schlenk tube. Also in the glovebox, HSC6H3-2,6-(mesityl)2 (0.700 g, 2.76 mmol) is dissolved in toluene (5 mL) and hexane (10 mL), and this solution is added to the iron(H) bis-amide solution using a pipette. The reaction proceeds smoothly with the formation of a red suspension. The Schlenk tube is taken out from the glovebox, and then the 

The product is an extremely air- and moisture-sensitive red solid that can be stored for months in the absence of air and moisture.10 It is soluble in aromatic hydrocarbons. NMR (toluene-d%) and infrared spectrum have been described.10 

Hauptmann, R. Klip J. Schneider, and G. Henkel, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 624, 1927—1936 

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