1,4,7-Trithiacyclononane

1,4,7-Trithiacyclononane, also called 9-ane-S3, is the heterocyclic compound with the formula (CH₂CH₂S)₃. This cyclic thioether is most often encountered as a tridentate ligand in coordination chemistry.

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9-ane-S3 forms complexes with many metal ions, including those considered hard, such as copper(II) and iron(II).^[1] Most of its complexes have the formula [M(9-ane-S3)₂]²⁺ and are octahedral.

It was first reported in 1977,^[2] and the current synthesis entails the assembly within the coordination sphere of a metal ion followed by decomplexation.^[3]

References

1. ^ Kueppers, H. J.; Wieghardt, K.; Nuber, B.; Weiss, J. W.; Bill, E. and Trautwein, A. X. (1987). "Crown Thioether Chemistry of Iron(II/III). Synthesis and Characterization of Low-spin Bis(1,4,7-trithiacyclononane)iron(III) and crystal structure of [FeII([9]aneS3)([9]aneS3(O))](ClO4)2.2NaClO4^.H2O". Inorganic Chemistry 26: 3762-3769(8).
2. ^ Gerber, D.; Chongsawangvirod, P.; Leung, A. K.; Ochrymowycz, L. A. (1977). "Synthesis of the Torsionally Strained Monocyclic Polythiaether 1,4,7-Trithiacyclononane". Journal of Organic Chemistry 42: 2644-2645(2).
3. ^ Sellmann, D.; Zapf, L. (1984). "Simple Route to 1,4,7-Trithiacyclononane". Angewandte Chemie 96: 799-800(2).