Mixed halide dialkyldithiophosphate derivatives of arsenic(III) and antimony(III)

Abstract

Mixed chloride dialkyldithiophosphates of arsenic(III) and antimony(III), [(RO)₂PSS]_nMCl_3-n (M = As, Sb; n = 1, 2; R = C₂H₅, n-C₃H₇, i-C₃H₇ and i-C₄H₉) have been synthesized for the first time by the reac metal chlorides with sodium dialkyldithiophosphates or alternatively by co-disproportionation reactions of metal chlorides with metal tris(dialkyldithiophosphates) in different stoichiometric ratios. Mixed halide dialkyl-dithiophosphates of antimony(III) have also been prepared by the cleavage reactions of antimony tris(diisopropyldithiophosphate) with bromine or iodine. Hydrolysis reactions of a few of these compounds have also been studied. The new compounds have been characterized by elemental analyses, molecular weight determinations (cryoscopic) as well as IR and NMR (¹H, ³¹P) data; chelated structures with bidentate dialkyldithiophosphate groups are proposed.