Magnesium thiolates synthesis

Reports that thermolysis of metal chalcogenolate complexes offers a low-temperature route to the synthesis of novel solid state materials (32) is also stimulating research in this area. As is the case with copper(I) thiolates, lithium thiolates are often aggregated species (Section III.C) and from the few magnesium thiolate structures known (Section III.D) one sees a preference for monomeric and dimeric formulations when bulky substituents are present. 

TABLE 13. Synthesis of vinyl sulfides (185) by the reaction of magnesium alkyU-dene carbenoids with lithium thiolates... 

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