Dithionate

Dithionate
IUPAC name

Dithionate
Systematic name

Bis(trioxidosulfate)(S—S)(2-)[1] (additive)
Identifiers
CAS number 14781-81-8
PubChem 3082075
ChemSpider 2339557 Y
ChEBI CHEBI:29209
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Properties
Molecular formula O6S22-
Molar mass 160.126 g mol-1
Exact mass 159.913629112 g mol-1
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

The dithionate anion, S2O62−, is a sulfur oxoanion [2]} derived from dithionic acid, H2S2O6. Its chemical formula is sometimes written in a semistructural format, as [O3SSO3]2−.

The sulfur atoms of the dithionate ion are in the +5 oxidation state due to the presence of the S-S bond. Generally dithionates form stable compounds that are not readily oxidised or reduced. Strong oxidants oxidise them to sulfates and strong reducing agents reduce them to sulfites and dithionites.[3] Aqueous solutions of dithionates are quite stable and can be boiled without decomposition.[4]

The γ irradiation of crystalline dithionates produces SO3− radical ions.[5] The unpaired electron in the SO3− radical can be detected with electron paramagnetic resonance and barium dithionate has been proposed as the basis for a radiation dosimeter.[6]

The dithionate ion can act as a bidentate ligand.[7]

The structure of the dithionate ion in the solid state is staggered in Na2S2O6.2H2O, whereas in the anyhydrous potassium salt it is nearly eclipsed.[3]

Compounds

Compounds containing the dithionate ion include:

References

  1. ^ "Dithionate(2-) (CHEBI:29209)". Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI). UK: European Bioinformatics Institute. https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=29209. 
  2. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2005). Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2005). Cambridge (UK): RSC–IUPAC. ISBN 0-85404-438-8. p. 130. Electronic version.
  3. ^ a b Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0080379419. 
  4. ^ Cotton, F. Albert; Wilkinson, Geoffrey; Murillo, Carlos A.; Bochmann, Manfred (1999), Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (6th ed.), New York: Wiley-Interscience, ISBN 0-471-19957-5 
  5. ^ Radiation Chemistry of Dithionates G.S. Murthy, R.L. Eager, and K.J. McCallum Can. J. Chem. 49(22),(1971), 3733
  6. ^ Barium dithionate as an EPR dosemeter Baran M.P., Bugay O.A., Kolesnik S. P., Maksimenko V. M., Teslenko V. V., Petrenko T. L. Desrosiers M. F. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006 120, 202; doi:10.1093/rpd/nci531
  7. ^ Structures of Some Copper (II) Complexes Containing S2O62− Ion Ishii M. Bulletin of the Yamagata University 5, 1,(2001), 7