Dithionous acid

Dithionous acid is a sulfur oxoacid with the chemical formula H2S2O4. It is unstable in pure form,[2] but its salts, known as dithionites, are stable.

Dithionous acid
Names
IUPAC name
Dithionous acid
Other names
Hydrosulfurous acid; Hyposulfurous acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/H2O4S2/c1-5(2)6(3)4/h(H,1,2)(H,3,4) checkY
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  • InChI=1/H2O4S2/c1-5(2)6(3)4/h(H,1,2)(H,3,4)
    Key: GRWZHXKQBITJKP-UHFFFAOYAX
  • O=S(O)S(=O)O
Properties
H2S2O4
Molar mass 130.144 g/mol
Acidity (pKa) 0.35, 2.45 [1]
Conjugate base Dithionite
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Oxalic acid
Sodium dithionite
Potassium dithionite
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

It was initially assumed that the C2 symmetric structure HOS(=O)-S(=O)OH is the most stable among molecules with the formula H
2S
2O
4 using ab initio calculations.[2] The reason for this is the existence of intermolecular hydrogen bonds. It is now known that dithionous acid spontaneously decomposes to SO2 and S(OH)2.

Sodium dithionite is a white powder used as a reductant and a bleaching agent. It is also used to reduce the nitro group to an amino group in organic reactions.

References
  1. Catherine E. Housecroft; Alan G. Sharpe (2008). "Chapter 16: The group 16 elements". Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd Edition. Pearson. p. 520. ISBN 978-0-13-175553-6.
  2. Drozdova, Yana; Steudel, Ralf; Hertwig, Roland H.; Koch, Wolfram; Steiger, Thomas (1998). "Structures and Energies of Various Isomers of Dithionous Acid, H2S2O4, and of Its Anion HS2O4- 1". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 102 (6): 990–996. Bibcode:1998JPCA..102..990D. doi:10.1021/jp972658d.


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