Polythiazyl
It was suggested in my thread about S2Cl2 that I post this thread.
Polythiazyl, (SN)n, is a metallic conductor at room temperature, and becomes superconducting at 0.3 K. Doping with Br results in a substantially
higher Tc (approaching liquid nitrogen temperatures) and superior conductivity at ambient temperatures (on a part with Al). Despite these remarkable
properties, it is a true macromolecular polymer (in contrast to many metal halides, which are polymeric in the solid state via bridging halide atoms)
and have mechanical properties and ostensibly processing behavior similar to other synthetic polymers such as polyethylene.
The purpose of this thread is to promote discussion of methods for synthesis and doping chemistry of polythiazyls, and experimental results on
conductivity, molecular weights and PDIs attained by various approaches, etc.
The synthetic route I am proposing is:
S2Cl2 + NH3 ---N2, 300 K---> S4N4----heat SLOWLY-->S4N4 (g) ---Ag wool---> S2N2 ----2 days, 273.15 K---> (SN)n
Any thoughts?
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