Sodium maleonitriledithiolate

Sodium maleonitriledithiolate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Disodium (Z)-1,2-dicyanoethene-1,2-bis(thiolate)
	Other names Sodium mnt sodium maleonitriledithiolate
Identifiers
CAS Number	5466-54-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	5013443 ;
PubChem CID	6523934;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID601027241 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H2N2S2.2Na/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6;;/h7-8H;;/q;2+1/p-2/b4-3+;; Key: UIEQIOFOWZBELJ-CZEFNJPISA-L ; InChI=1/C4H2N2S2.2Na/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6;;/h7-8H;;/q;2+1/p-2/b4-3+;; Key: UIEQIOFOWZBELJ-YWCBZGCUBZ;
	SMILES [Na+].[Na+].[S-]/C(C#N)=C(/[S-])C#N;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4N2Na2S2
Molar mass	186.16 g·mol−1
Appearance	yellow solid
Solubility in ethanol, DMF	Soluble
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Sodium maleonitriledithiolate is the chemical compound described by the formula Na₂S₂C₂(CN)₂. The name refers to the cis compound, structurally related to maleonitrile ((CH(CN))₂). Maleonitriledithiolate is often abbreviated mnt. It is a "dithiolene", i.e. a chelating alkene-1,2-dithiolate. It is a prototypical non-innocent ligand in coordination chemistry. Several complexes are known, such as [Ni(mnt)₂]²⁻.^[2]^{: 143–146}

The salt is synthesized by treating carbon disulfide with sodium cyanide to give the cyanodithioformate salt, which eliminates elemental sulfur in aqueous solution:^[3]

8 NaCN + 8 CS₂ → 4 Na₂S₂C₂(CN)₂ + S₈

The compound was first described by Bähr and Schleitzer 1958.^[4]

References

^ Chem Sources U.S.A. Directories Publishing Company, Incorporated. 2001. p. 535. ISBN 978-0-937020-34-0.
^ Day, Peter; Coronado, Eugenio (2004-12-14). Miller, Joel S.; Drillon, Marc (eds.). Molecular Materials Combining Magnetic and Conducting Properties (1 ed.). Wiley. pp. 105–159. doi:10.1002/3527604383.ch4. ISBN 978-3-527-30665-7.
^ Davison, A.; Holm, R. H.; Benson, R. E.; Mahler, W. (January 1967). Muetterties, Earl L. (ed.). Metal Complexes Derived from cis -1,2-dicyano-1,2-ethylenedithiolate and Bis(Trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dithiete. Vol. 10 (1 ed.). Wiley. pp. 8–26. doi:10.1002/9780470132418.ch3. ISBN 978-0-470-13169-5.
^ G. Bähr and G. Schleitzer (1957). "Beiträge zur Chemie des Schwefelkohlenstoffs und Selenkohlenstoffs, II. Die Kondensierende Spontan-Entschwefelung von Salzen und Estern der Cyan-Dithioameisensäure. Freie Cyan-Dithioameisensäure". Chemische Berichte. 90 (3): 438–443. doi:10.1002/cber.19570900322.

[1] Chem Sources U.S.A. Directories Publishing Company, Incorporated. 2001. p. 535. ISBN 978-0-937020-34-0.

[2] Day, Peter; Coronado, Eugenio (2004-12-14). Miller, Joel S.; Drillon, Marc (eds.). Molecular Materials Combining Magnetic and Conducting Properties (1 ed.). Wiley. pp. 105–159. doi:10.1002/3527604383.ch4. ISBN 978-3-527-30665-7.

[3] Davison, A.; Holm, R. H.; Benson, R. E.; Mahler, W. (January 1967). Muetterties, Earl L. (ed.). Metal Complexes Derived from cis -1,2-dicyano-1,2-ethylenedithiolate and Bis(Trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dithiete. Vol. 10 (1 ed.). Wiley. pp. 8–26. doi:10.1002/9780470132418.ch3. ISBN 978-0-470-13169-5.

[4] G. Bähr and G. Schleitzer (1957). "Beiträge zur Chemie des Schwefelkohlenstoffs und Selenkohlenstoffs, II. Die Kondensierende Spontan-Entschwefelung von Salzen und Estern der Cyan-Dithioameisensäure. Freie Cyan-Dithioameisensäure". Chemische Berichte. 90 (3): 438–443. doi:10.1002/cber.19570900322.

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