1.3- Dithiole-2-thione-4,5-thiolate

Scheme 2.41 Asymmetry of the dithiolene chelates explained by an admixture of resonance forms, the thione-thiolate (structure B) and the dithiolate (structure A).

The base-catalyzed fragmentation of 4-alkyl-l,2,3-thiadiazoles is a useful method for the preparation of alkyne-1-thiolates <1996T3171>. These alkyne-l-thiolates can then react with carbon disulfide to afford l,3-dithiole-2-thiones. This strategy has been developed to give a synthesis of some novel tetrathiafulvene derivatives <1996T3171>. 

Density functional theory (DFT) and post-Hartree-Fock MP2 in conjunction with the B3LYP employing the 6-31G(d) basis set were used to predict structure and correlate assignments of the fundamental vibrational modes of 3/7-1,2-dithiole-3-one la and 3/7-1,2-dithiole-3-thione lb with experimental data <1998VSP77>. These sulfur-rich heterocycles, characterized by a long and weak S-S bond, are represented in accordance to the simple 7t-MO theory by resonance contributor 8, involving a cationic 67t-l,2-dithiolylium part and an anionic thiolate or olate part, and the exocyclic C=S bond is more delocalized than the C=0 bond. However, computational evidence suggests structures with localized bonds and relatively low aromatic delocalization, which is also supported by the low values of the dipole moments, that is, 3.54 D for la and 4.12 D for lb. 

Dithioles with hydroxy and thiol substituents are protonated forms of l,2-dithiole-3-ones (2a) and -3-thiones (2b) respectively, which are regenerated on deprotonation. The reactions with nucleophiles of 3-alkoxy and 3-alkylthio-1,2-dithiolium salts give dealkylation products only in minor amounts. Instead, nucleophilic attack occurs on the ring (Section 3.11.4.2(iv)). A l,2-dithiolium-4-thiolate (98) readily acylates on an amine function to form a l,2-dithiolo-l,2-dithiole (99). This unusual reactivity is explained by the relative preferences for cyclic and acyclic forms of mesoionic forms <91EGP293120>. 

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