Vanadium xanthates

Two vanadium(iv) ethylxanthate complexes have been prepared 440 their e.p.r. parameters are practically identical with those of the corresponding diethyldithio-carbamate complexes and on this basis analogous structures were proposed, i.e. a dodecahedral eight-co-ordinate structure with four bidentate ethylxanthate ligands and a distorted tetrahedral structure with four unidentate ligands. Addition of phosphorus(iii) ligands (L) such as trialkylphosphites to solution of the ethyl xanthate... 

Copper(II) and cerium(IV) have been studied as oxidants in acetonitrile. The copper(II)-copper(I) couple has an estimated electrode potential of 0.68 V relative to the silver reference electrode. It has been studied as an oxidant for substances such as iodide, hydroquinone, thiourea, potassium ethyl xanthate, diphenylbenzidine, and ferrocene. Cerium(IV) reactions are catalyzed by acetate ion. Copper(I) is a suitable reductant for chromium(VI), vanadium(V), cerium(IV), and manganese(VII) in the presence of iron(III). For details on many studies of redox reactions in nonaqueous solvents, the reader is referred to the summary by Kratochvil. ... 

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