thiocarbonate
Sign in to saveThiocarbonate describes a family of anions with the general chemical formula (x = 0, 1, or 2): for x = 2 it is monothiocarbonate ion for x = 1 it is dithiocarbonate ion for x = 0 it is trithiocarbonate ion Like the carbonate dianion, the thiocarbonate ions are trigonal planar, with carbon atom at the center of triangle, and oxygen and sulfur atoms at the peaks of the triangle. The average bond order between C and S or O is . The state of protonation is usually not specified. These anions are good nucleophiles and good ligands.
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- Monothiocarbonate
- Dithiocarbonates
- Trithiocarbonates
- Perthiocarbonates
- See also
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Thiocarbonate describes a family of anions with the general chemical formula (x = 0, 1, or 2): for x = 2 it is monothiocarbonate ion for x = 1 it is dithiocarbonate ion for x = 0 it is trithiocarbonate ion Like the carbonate dianion, the thiocarbonate ions are trigonal planar, with carbon atom at the center of triangle, and oxygen and sulfur atoms at the peaks of the triangle. The average bond order between C and S or O is . The state of protonation is usually not specified. These anions are good nucleophiles and good ligands.
Thiocarbonates refer to salts of those ions as well (e.g. potassium trithiocarbonate, ).
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