S-Nitrosotriphenylmethanethiol is the organosulfur compound with the formula (C6H5)3CSNO. It is a rare example of a nitrosothiol derivative that is robust solid at room temperature. The green compound can be produced by the reaction of triphenylmethanethiol with nitrous acid:
(C6H5)3CSH + HONO → (C6H5)3CSNO + H2O
According to X-ray crystallography, S-nitrosotriphenylmethanethiol features a conventional trityl group appended to a bent SNO substituent. The S-N=O angle is 114°, while the S-N and N=O distances are 1.78 and 1.79 Å. Other S-nitrosothiols, e.g. MeSNO and SNAP have characterized by similar structures.[1]
References
^Arulsamy, N.; Bohle, D. S.; Butt, J. A.; Irvine, G. J.; Jordan, P. A.; Sagan, E. (1999). "Interrelationships between Conformational Dynamics and the Redox Chemistry of S-Nitrosothiols". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 121 (30): 7115–7123. doi:10.1021/ja9901314.