Dimeric thiophosphorus complexes of sodium and zinc: Structural characterization of [(THF)2NaO(S)PPh2]2 and [Zn{S2P(OMe)C6H4OEt-p}2]2

Sodium P,P-diphenylphosphinothioate (2) and the zinc phosphonodithioate complex [Zn{S2P(OMe)C6H4OEt-p}2]2 (3) have been prepared and structurally characterized. According to X-ray diffraction studies, both compounds form dimers in the solid state.