1,2,3-Dithiazolyl and 1,2,35-Dithiadiazolyl Radicals as Spin-Bearing ...
1,2,3-Dithiazolyl and 1,2,35-Dithiadiazolyl Radicals as Spin-Bearing ...
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Chapter 4 - The Polymorphism of Triphenylantimony Dichloride<br />
4.1 General<br />
Triphenylantimony (IV-1) is a very useful reducing agent for DTDAs <strong>and</strong> DSDAs. 1<br />
There h<strong>as</strong> also been some success using it <strong>as</strong> a reducing agent for DTA-containing<br />
chloride salts <strong>as</strong> precursors for their respective neutral radicals. 2<br />
As a preliminary<br />
investigation of 5-chloro-1H-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-e][1,2,3]benzodithiazolium chloride a<br />
reduction w<strong>as</strong> attempted with triphenylantimony. The filtrate w<strong>as</strong> concentrated down in<br />
an attempt to obtain crystals of the desired radical product 5-chloro-1H-<br />
[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-e][1,2,3]benzodithiazolyl. Small crystals, covered in amorphous<br />
dark powder were obtained <strong>and</strong> analyzed by X-ray crystallography <strong>and</strong> were determined<br />
to be not the target species, but the byproduct of this reaction, triphenylantimony<br />
dichloride (IV-2). The amorphous powder covering the crystals made it difficult to see<br />
that they were of the clear <strong>and</strong> colourless nature anticipated for this byproduct. The X-<br />
ray analysis showed that the plate crystal habit of the compound w<strong>as</strong> one that had hitherto<br />
not been reported, although several other polymorphs were known.<br />
While only a side product of the reactions of primary interest in this thesis, IV-1 is<br />
commercially available <strong>and</strong> it can be used <strong>as</strong> a starting material for organostibene<br />
chemistry 3 <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> for multinuclear antimony complexes. 4 It h<strong>as</strong> also been used to<br />
generate carboxylate containing antimony complexes 5,6 which are of particular interest <strong>as</strong><br />
they have been shown to exhibit anti-tumor activity. 5<br />
Compound IV-2 h<strong>as</strong> also been<br />
shown to form condensation polymers with Lewis b<strong>as</strong>es which can act <strong>as</strong> strong<br />
antibacterial agents 7 <strong>and</strong> it h<strong>as</strong> also been suggested that these compounds could be used<br />
<strong>as</strong> anti-cancer drugs. 8 This chapter will review data <strong>as</strong>sociated with the new polymorph <strong>as</strong><br />
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