The elusive tetrasulfate anion [S4O13](2-)

Christian Logemann; Thorsten Klüner; Mathias S Wickleder

doi:10.1002/anie.201108206

The elusive tetrasulfate anion [S4O13](2-)

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 May 14;51(20):4997-5000. doi: 10.1002/anie.201108206. Epub 2012 Apr 4.

Authors

Christian Logemann¹, Thorsten Klüner, Mathias S Wickleder

Affiliation

¹ Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Institute for Pure and Applied Chemistry, Germany.

PMID: 22488638
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201108206

Abstract

Sulfates united: the unique tetrasulfate S(4)O(13)(2-) anion was observed in the structure of (NO(2))(2)[S(4)O(13)] that forms in the reaction of N(2)O(5) with SO(3). Theoretical investigations show that the anion is a stable member of the polysulfate series [S(n)O(3n+1)](2-), which was investigated up to n=11.

MeSH terms

Anions / chemical synthesis
Anions / chemistry
Models, Molecular
Sulfates / chemical synthesis*
Sulfates / chemistry*

Substances

Anions
Sulfates