In
organic chemistry, thioketones (from
Ancient Greekθεῖον (theion) '
sulfur';[1] also known as thiones or thiocarbonyls) are
organosulfur compounds related to conventional
ketones in which the oxygen has been replaced by a sulfur.[2] Instead of a structure of R2C=O, thioketones have the structure R2C=S, which is reflected by the prefix "
thio-" in the name of the functional group. Thus the simplest thioketone is
thioacetone, the sulfur analog of
acetone. Unhindered alkylthioketones typically tend to form
polymers or
rings.[3][4]
Structure and bonding
The C=S bond length of thiobenzophenone is 1.63 Å, which is comparable to 1.64 Å, the C=S bond length of thioformaldehyde, measured in the gas phase. Due to steric interactions, the phenyl groups are not coplanar and the dihedral angle SC-CC is 36°.[5] Unhindered dialkylthiones polymerize or oligomerize but thio
camphor is well characterized red solid.[6]
Consistent with the
double bond rule, most alkyl thioketones are unstable with respect to dimerization.[7] The energy difference between the p orbitals of sulfur and carbon is greater than that between oxygen and carbon in ketones.[8] The relative difference in energy and diffusity of the atomic orbitals of sulfur compared with carbon results in poor overlap of the atomic orbitals and the energy gap between the
HOMO and LUMO is thus reduced for C=S
molecular orbitals relative to C=O.[5] The striking blue appearance of thiobenzophenone is attributed to
π→ π* transitions upon the absorption of red light.[8] Thiocamphor is red.
Thiobenzophenone [(C6H5)2CS] is a stable deep
blue compound that dissolves readily in organic solvents. It photooxidizes in air to
benzophenone and sulfur. Since its discovery, a variety of related thiones have been prepared.[11]
Thiosulfines
Thiosulfines, also called thiocarbonyl S-sulfides, are compounds with the formula R2CSS. Although superficially appearing to be
cumulenes, with the linkage R2C=S=S, they are more usefully classified as
1,3-dipoles and indeed participate in
1,3-dipolar cycloadditions. Thiosulfines are proposed to exist in equilibrium with
dithiiranes, three-membered CS2 rings. Thiosulfines are often invoked as intermediates in mechanistic discussions of the chemistry of thiones. For example, thiobenzophenone decomposes upon oxidation to the 1,2,4-
trithiolane (Ph2C)2S3, which arises via the cycloaddition of Ph2CSS to its parent Ph2CS.[12]
External links and further reading
Kroto, H.; Landsberg, B. M.; Suffolk, R. J.; Vodden, A. (1974). "The photoelectron and microwave spectra of the unstable species thioacetaldehyde, CH3CHS, and thioacetone, (CH3)2CS". Chemical Physics Letters. 29 (2): 265–269.
Bibcode:
1974CPL....29..265K.
doi:
10.1016/0009-2614(74)85029-3.
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abKuhn, N.; Verani, G. (2007). "Chalcogenone C=E compounds". Handbook of Chalcogen Chemistry: New Perspectives in Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium. Royal Society of Chemistry.
doi:
10.1039/9781847557575-00107.
^E. Champaigne (1966). "Thioketones". In Saul Patai (ed.). The Carbonyl Group. PATAI'S Chemistry of Functional Groups. Vol. 1. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. p. 916.
doi:
10.1002/9780470771051.ch17.
ISBN9780470771051.
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abSustmann, R.; Sicking, W.; Huisgen, R. "A Computational Study of the Cycloaddition of Thiobenzophenone S-Methylide to Thiobenzophenone". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 14425-14434.
doi:
10.1021/ja0377551
^Polshettiwar, Vivek; Kaushik, M. P. (2004). "A new, efficient and simple method for the thionation of ketones to thioketones using P4S10/Al2O3". Tetrahedron Letters. 45 (33): 6255–6257.
doi:
10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.06.091.
^Mcgregor, W. M.; Sherrington, D. C. (1993). "Some recent synthetic routes to thioketones and thioaldehydes". Chemical Society Reviews. 22 (3): 199.
doi:
10.1039/CS9932200199.
^Okazaki, R.; Tokitoh, N. (2000). "Heavy ketones, the heavier element congeners of a ketone". Accounts of Chemical Research. 33 (9): 625–630.
doi:
10.1021/ar980073b.
PMID10995200.