Disulfur monoxide

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Disulfur monoxide
Structure of S2O
solid ball model of S2O
Names
Other names
sulfur suboxide; sulfuroxide;
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • [1]: InChI=1S/OS2/c1-3-2
    Key: TXKMVPPZCYKFAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O=S=S
Properties
S2O
Molar mass 80.1294 g/mol[1]
Appearance colourless gas or dark red solid[2]
Structure
bent
Hazards
Main hazards toxic
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Trisulfur
SO
Ozone
SO2
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Disulfur monoxide or sulfur suboxide is an inorganic compound with formula S2O. It is one of the lower sulfur oxides. It is a colourless gas and condenses to give a pale coloured solid that is unstable at room temperature.[3]

Structure[]

The bond angle S−S−O is 109°.[4] According to its microwave spectrum, the S−S−O angle is 117.88° with S−S and S−O bond lengths of 188.4 and 146.5 pm, respectively.[5]

Spectroscopy[]

Condensed solid S2O absorbs at 420 and 530 nm. These bands have been assigned to decomposition products S3 and S4.[6]

The microwave spectrum of S2O has the following rotational parameters: A = 41915.44 MHz, B = 5059.07 MHz, and C = 4507.19 MHz.[7]

In the ultraviolet S2O has absorption band systems in the ranges 250–340 nm and 190–240 nm. There are bands at 323.5 and 327.8 nm.[4] The band in the 315–340 nm range is due to the C1A′–X1A′ (π* ← π) transition.[8]

The harmonic frequency for S−S stretching is 415.2 cm−1.[8]

Synthesis[]

Historical[]

Disulfur monoxide was discovered by Peter W. Schenk in 1933.[3] with a glow discharge though sulfur vapour and sulfur dioxide. He discovered that the gas could survive for hours at single digit pressures of mercury in clean glass, but it decomposed near 30 mmHg (4 kPa). Schenk assigned the formula as SO and called it sulfur monoxide. In 1956, D. J. Meschi and R. J. Myers established the formula as S2O.[9]

Preparation[]

The reaction of thionyl chloride with silver(I) sulfide:

SOCl2 + Ag2S → 2 AgCl + S2O

Also 5,6-di-tert-butyl-2,3,7-trithiabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene 2-endo-7-endo-dioxide when heated can form S2O.[10] It reacts with diazoalkanes to form dithiirane 1-oxides.[11] S2Ogeneration.svg

It also arises via thermal decomposition of sulfur dioxide in a glow discharge.[12]

Occurrence[]

Volcanism[]

S2O can be found coming from volcanoes on Io. It can form between 1% and 6% when hot 100-bar S2 and SO2 gas erupts from volcanoes. It is believed that Pele on Io is surrounded by solid S2O.[13]

Combustion[]

It can be formed by many methods, including combustion of sulfur vapour in a deficiency of oxygen. It arises by oxidizing sulfur with copper(II) oxide:[14]

3 S8 + 12 CuO → 12 CuS + 4 S2O + 4 SO2

As a ligand[]

Disulfur monoxide occurs as a ligand bound to transition metals. One example is OsCl(NO)(PPh3)2(η2-S2O). These complexes are closely related to transition metal sulfur dioxide complexes.

Reactions[]

On decomposition at room temperature it forms SO2 via the formation of polysulfur oxides.[12]

2 S2O → "S3" + SO2

Further reading[]

  • Possible biological occurrence: Iverson, W. P. (26 May 1967). "Disulfur monoxide: production by Desulfovibrio". Science. 156 (3778): 1112–1114. Bibcode:1967Sci...156.1112I. doi:10.1126/science.156.3778.1112. PMID 6024190. S2CID 3058359.
  • Cyclic disulfur monoxide: Lo, Wen-Jui; Wu, Yu-Jong; Lee, Yuan-Pern (September 2003). "Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrum of Cyclic S2O in Solid Ar". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 107 (36): 6944–6947. Bibcode:2003JPCA..107.6944L. doi:10.1021/jp034563j.
  • Discovery of S2O: Schenk, Peter W. (18 March 1933). "Über das Schwefelmonoxyd" [On sulfur monoxide]. Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie (in German). 211 (1–2): 150–160. doi:10.1002/zaac.19332110117.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Disulfur monoxide". NIST. 2008.
  2. ^ Hapke, B.; Graham, F. (May 1989). "Spectral properties of condensed phases of disulfur monoxide, polysulfur oxide, and irradiated sulfur". Icarus. 79 (1): 47. Bibcode:1989Icar...79...47H. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(89)90107-3.
  3. ^ a b Steudel, R. (2003). "Sulfur-Rich Oxides SnO and SnO2". In Steudel, R. (ed.). Elemental Sulfur and Sulfur-Rich Compounds II. Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 9783540449515.
  4. ^ a b Hallin, K-E. J.; Merer, A. J.; Milton, D. J. (November 1977). "Rotational analysis of bands of the 3400 Å system of disulphur monoxide (S2O)". Canadian Journal of Physics. 55 (21): 1858–1867. Bibcode:1977CaJPh..55.1858H. doi:10.1139/p77-226.
  5. ^ Meschi, D. J.; Myers, R. J. (1959). "The microwave spectrum, structure, and dipole moment of disulfur monoxide". Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 3 (1–6): 405–416. Bibcode:1959JMoSp...3..405M. doi:10.1016/0022-2852(59)90036-0.
  6. ^ Navizet, Isabelle; Komiha, Najia; Linguerri, Roberto; Chambaud, Gilberte; Rosmus, Pavel (November 2010). "On the formation of S2O at low energies: An ab initio study". Chemical Physics Letters. 500 (4–6): 207–210. Bibcode:2010CPL...500..207N. doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2010.10.012.
  7. ^ Cook, Robert L; Winnewisser, Gisbert; Lindsey, D.C (May 1973). "The centrifugal distortion constants of disulfur monoxide". Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 46 (2): 276–284. Bibcode:1973JMoSp..46..276C. doi:10.1016/0022-2852(73)90042-8.
  8. ^ a b Zhang, Qingguo; Dupré, Patrick; Grzybowski, Bartosz; Vaccaro, Patrick H. (1995). "Laser-induced fluorescence studies of jet-cooled S2O: Axis-switching and predissociation effects". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 103 (1): 67. Bibcode:1995JChPh.103...67Z. doi:10.1063/1.469623.
  9. ^ Meschi, David J.; Myers, Rollie J. (30 July 1956). "Disulfur Monoxide. I. Its Identification as the Major Constituent in Schenk's "Sulfur Monoxide"". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 78 (24): 6220. doi:10.1021/ja01605a002.
  10. ^ Nakayama, J.; Aoki, S.; Takayama, J.; Sakamoto, A.; Sugihara, Y.; Ishii, A. (28 July 2004). "Reversible disulfur monoxide (S2O)-forming retro-Diels–Alder reaction. disproportionation of S2O to trithio-ozone (S3) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) and reactivities of S2O and S3". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 126 (29): 9085–9093. doi:10.1021/ja047729i. PMID 15264842.
  11. ^ Ishii, A.; Kawai, T.; Tekura, K.; Oshida, H.; Nakayama, J. (18 May 2001). "A Convenient Method for the Generation of a Disulfur Monoxide Equivalent and Its Reaction with Diazoalkanes to Yield Dithiirane 1-Oxides". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 40 (10): 1924–1926. doi:10.1002/1521-3773(20010518)40:10<1924::AID-ANIE1924>3.0.CO;2-F. PMID 11385674.
  12. ^ a b Cotton and Wilkinson (1966). Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: A Comprehensive Treatise. p. 540.
  13. ^ Zolotov, Mikhail Yu.; Fegley, Bruce (9 March 1998). "Volcanic Origin of Disulfur Monoxide (S2O) on Io" (PDF). Icarus. 133 (2): 293. Bibcode:1998Icar..133..293Z. doi:10.1006/icar.1998.5930.
  14. ^ Satyanarayana, S. R.; Vasudeva Murthy, A. R. (1964). "Reactions with Disulphur monoxide Solutions Obtained by the Reduction of Cupric Oxide by Elemental Sulphur" (PDF). Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section A. 59 (4): 263–267. doi:10.1007/BF03046440. S2CID 91428580.
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