Non-bonded S···N Interactions in Organosulfur Derivatives: Crystal and Molecular Structures of [2-(4,4-Dimethyl-2-oxazolinyl)phenyl] Benzyl Sulfide and Bis[2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolinyl)phenyl] Sulfide

Abstract

The synthesis and structural characterisation of two low-valent sulfur derivatives stabilised by S···N intramolecular non-bonded interactions are described.

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