Direct Electrochemical Synthesis of Bismuth (III) Thiolates/Dithiolates and Their Coordination Compounds

Abstract

Bismuth (III) thiolates/dithiolates have been synthesized by electrochemical reactions of ethanethiol, 2-propanethiol, 2-methylpropane-2-thiol, Butanethiol, 1-pentanethiol, , Ethane1, 2-dithiol and Butane-1, 4dithiol at sacrificial bismuth anode and inert platinum cathode using tetrabutylammonium chloride as supporting electrolyte. The coordination compounds of these thiolates/dithiolates with 1, 10-phenanthroline and 2, 2'-bipyridyl have also been synthesized electrochemically. The solid products that separated in the anode compartment have been isolated and characterized by elemental analysis and infrared spectral studies. Current efficiencies of these reactions are quite high.