Hyposulfite

Hyposulfite, SO22−, was reported as a sulfur oxyanion. However salts containing SO22− and the corresponding acid, hyposulfurous acid (H2SO2) are not believed to exist.[1]

However, there are also some reports about hyposulfites. Metallic zinc can react with sulfuryl chloride, producing zinc hyposulfite[2]:

2Zn + SO2Cl2ZnSO2 + ZnCl2

The brown crystal cobalt hyposulfite can be produced by mixing up cobalt(II) acetate and sodium dithionite in water, adding superfluous ammonia, and then inletting carbon dioxide[2]:

Co(CH3COO)2 + Na2S2O4CoS2O4 + 2CH3COONa
CoS2O4 + 2NH3 + H2OCoSO2 + (NH4)2SO3

The word hyposulfite is also a synonym for the thiosulfate ion, S2O32−.

As opposed to hydrosulfite which is a synonym for the dithionite ion, S2O42−.

Related sulfur oxoanions

References

  1. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0080379419. 
  2. ^ a b Zhang qinglian. 《无机化学丛书》第五卷:氧、硫、硒分族. Beijing: Science Press. pp. P193. ISBN 7-03-002238-6.