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X-Ray crystal structures of some lithium aryl thiolates: monomeric [o-MeC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>SLi·(NC<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>], chain [PhSLi·(NC<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>∞</sub>, and the unique folded ladder of [PhCH<sub>2</sub>SLi·NC<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>]<sub>∞</sub>with Li–S rungs
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1987
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X-ray CrystallographyInorganic ChemistryMaterials ScienceX-ray Crystallographic StudyEngineeringCrystal StructureLithium Aryl ThiolatesNatural SciencesX-ray DiffractionMe GroupStructure ElucidationLi–s RungsMain Group ChemistryChemistryX-ray Crystal StructuresCrystallographyCrystal Structure DesignTetrahedral Lithium
The X-ray crystallographic study of the title compounds has shown a remarkable structural variation induced by minor changes in the anion, [PhCH2SLi·NC5H5]∞ forming an infinite folded ladder polymer with Li–S rungs, removal of the CH2 group to give [PhSLi·(NC5H5)2]∞ resulting in a polymer containing an infinite Li–S chain, while the introduction of an Me group into the ortho-position in [o-MeC6H4SLi·(NC5H5)3] prevents association; all three structures have tetrahedral lithium whereas the co-ordination around sulphur varies from 2 to 4.