Tris(tert-butoxy)silanethiol

Tris(*tert*-butoxy)silanethiol
Partially condensed structural formula of tris(tert-butoxy)silanethiol	Ball and stick model of tris(tert-butoxy)silanethiol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Tri-tert-butoxysilanethiol
	Other names Tri(tert-butoxy)silanethiol
Identifiers
CAS Number	690-52-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Abbreviations	TBST
ChemSpider	4414610 ;
PubChem CID	5246420;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50412972 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H28O3SSi/c1-10(2,3)13-17(16,14-11(4,5)6)15-12(7,8)9/h16H,1-9H3 Key: ZVUGYOCGLCLJAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CC(C)(C)O[Si](S)(OC(C)(C)C)OC(C)(C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H28O3SSi
Molar mass	280.50 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Boiling point	113 to 115 °C (235 to 239 °F; 386 to 388 K) at 35 mmHg
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Tris(tert-butoxy)silanethiol is a silicon compound containing three tert-butoxy groups and a rare Si–S–H functional group. This colourless compound serves as an hydrogen donor in radical chain reactions. It was first prepared by alcoholysis of silicon disulfide and purified by distillation:^[1]

3 (CH₃)₃COH + SiS₂ → [(CH₃)₃CO]₃SiSH + H₂S

Since 1962 it was thoroughly studied including its acid-base properties^[2]^[3] and coordination chemistry with metal ions. It coordinates to metal ions via the sulfur and oxygen donor atoms.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

^ R. Piękoś, W. Wojnowski: Untersuchungen über die Alkoholyse des SiS2. II. Darstellung von Trialkoxysilanthiolen und Tetraalkoxycyclodisilthianen aus den tertiären Alkoholen. Z. anorg. allg. Chem. 318 (1962) 212-216.
^ W. Wojnowski, A. Herman: Beiträge zur Chemie der Silicium-Schwefel-Verbindungen. XX. Die Dissoziation der Silanthiole in wäßriger Lösung. Z. anorg. allg. Chem. 425 (1976) 91-96.
^ J. Chojnacki: DFT and NBO theoretical study of protonation of tri-tert-butoxysilanethiol and its anion. Polyhedron 27(3) (2008) 969-976.
^ A. Dołęga, K. Baranowska, D. Gudat, A. Herman, J. Stangret, A. Konitz, M. Śmiechowski, S. Godlewska: Modeling of the Alcohol Dehydrogenase Active Site: Two Different Modes of Alcohol Binding in Crystals of Zinc and Cadmium Tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolates Evidenced by X-ray Diffraction and Solid-State Vibrational Spectroscopy. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (2009) 3644-3660.
^ A. Dołęga, A. Farmas, K. Baranowska, A. Herman: Novel zinc complexes with acetyloacetonate, imidazole and thiolate ligands. Crystal structure of a zinc complex of relevance to farnesyl transferase. Inorg. Chem. Comm. 12 (2009) 823-827.
^ A. Dołęga: Alcohol dehydrogenase and its simple inorganic models. Coord. Chem. Rev. 254 (2010) 916-937.
^ A. Pladzyk, Ł. Ponikiewski, Y. Lan, A. K. Powell: Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of neutral Ni (II) tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolate cluster. Inorg. Chem. Comm. 20 (2012) 66-69.
^ A. Pladzyk, Z. Hnatejko, K. Baranowska: Binuclear Co(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolates. Synthesis, crystal structure and spectroscopic studies. Polyhedron 79 (2014) 116-123.
^ A. Pladzyk, A. Ozarowski, Ł. Ponikiewski: Crystal and electronic structures of Ni(II) silanethiolates containing flexible diamine ligands. Inorg. Chim. Acta 440 (2016) 84-93.

[1] R. Piękoś, W. Wojnowski: Untersuchungen über die Alkoholyse des SiS2. II. Darstellung von Trialkoxysilanthiolen und Tetraalkoxycyclodisilthianen aus den tertiären Alkoholen. Z. anorg. allg. Chem. 318 (1962) 212-216.

[2] W. Wojnowski, A. Herman: Beiträge zur Chemie der Silicium-Schwefel-Verbindungen. XX. Die Dissoziation der Silanthiole in wäßriger Lösung. Z. anorg. allg. Chem. 425 (1976) 91-96.

[3] J. Chojnacki: DFT and NBO theoretical study of protonation of tri-tert-butoxysilanethiol and its anion. Polyhedron 27(3) (2008) 969-976.

[4] A. Dołęga, K. Baranowska, D. Gudat, A. Herman, J. Stangret, A. Konitz, M. Śmiechowski, S. Godlewska: Modeling of the Alcohol Dehydrogenase Active Site: Two Different Modes of Alcohol Binding in Crystals of Zinc and Cadmium Tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolates Evidenced by X-ray Diffraction and Solid-State Vibrational Spectroscopy. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (2009) 3644-3660.

[5] A. Dołęga, A. Farmas, K. Baranowska, A. Herman: Novel zinc complexes with acetyloacetonate, imidazole and thiolate ligands. Crystal structure of a zinc complex of relevance to farnesyl transferase. Inorg. Chem. Comm. 12 (2009) 823-827.

[6] A. Dołęga: Alcohol dehydrogenase and its simple inorganic models. Coord. Chem. Rev. 254 (2010) 916-937.

[7] A. Pladzyk, Ł. Ponikiewski, Y. Lan, A. K. Powell: Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of neutral Ni (II) tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolate cluster. Inorg. Chem. Comm. 20 (2012) 66-69.

[8] A. Pladzyk, Z. Hnatejko, K. Baranowska: Binuclear Co(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolates. Synthesis, crystal structure and spectroscopic studies. Polyhedron 79 (2014) 116-123.

[9] A. Pladzyk, A. Ozarowski, Ł. Ponikiewski: Crystal and electronic structures of Ni(II) silanethiolates containing flexible diamine ligands. Inorg. Chim. Acta 440 (2016) 84-93.

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