SYNTHESIS AND SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL ARYL-DITHIOFLUOROPHOSPHONATE DERIVATIVES AND X-RAY STUDIES OF [(4-CH3OC6H4)(F)P(S)S-][PH4P+]

Potassium and tetraphenylphosphonium salts of novel aryldithiofluorophosphonic acids were synthesized. Lawesson's Reagent was allowed to react with KF in acetonitrile to yield the potassium salt of p-methoxyphenyldithiofluorophosphonic acid. Treatment of the latter with tetraphenylphosphonium chloride resulted in the formation of the tetraphenylphosphonium salt. The structures of the compounds were elucidated by FTIR, H-1, C-13, F-19, and P-31 NMR spectroscopy as well as by ESI-mass spectrometry. The molecular and crystal structure of the tetraphenylphosphonium salt, determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction, is also presented. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements to view the free supplemental file.