Some reactions of pentafluorothiophenol. Preparation of some pentafluoro-phenylthio metal derivatives

The new compounds M(SC6F5), where M = Cs, Tl, Cu, Au, and Ph3Pb; M(SC6F5)2, where M = Pb, Cd, Hg, Ni, and Pt; M(SC6F5)3, where M = As or Bi; and Sn(SC6F5)4 have been prepared from pentafluorothiophenol and metal ions in aqueous solution. Zn(SC6F5)2 has been prepared from zinc oxide and pentafluorothiophenol in methanol. The compounds have been characterized, and their infrared spectra and 1H and 19F nuclear magnetic resonance spectra examined.Some of the reducing properties of pentafluorothiophenol and its polymerization have been studied.