Abstract:
The recently reported sulfur transfer reagent benzyltriethylammonium tetracosathioheptamolybdate [(PhCH2)N(C2H5)3]6[Mo7S24] [Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 887] is correctly formulated as benzyltriethylammonium tetrathiomolybdate [(PhCH2)N(C2H5)3]2[MoS4]. The correct formulation explains the unusual sulfur transfer properties of [(PhCH2)N(C2H5)3]6[Mo7S24] observed in the earlier work.