Dithionic acid

Dithionic acid
Names
	IUPAC name dithionic acid
	Other names hypodisulfuric acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	14970-71-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:29208 ;
ChemSpider	25128 ;
PubChem CID	26985;
UNII	9MP5KH5623 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50164368 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/H2O6S2/c1-7(2,3)8(4,5)6/h(H,1,2,3)(H,4,5,6) Key: RMGVZKRVHHSUIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/H2O6S2/c1-7(2,3)8(4,5)6/h(H,1,2,3)(H,4,5,6) Key: RMGVZKRVHHSUIM-UHFFFAOYAM;
	SMILES O=S(=O)(O)S(=O)(=O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	H2S2O6
Molar mass	162.14 g mol−1
Acidity (pKa)	−3.4 (estimated)
Conjugate base	Dithionate
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

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Dithionic acid, H₂S₂O₆, is the inorganic compound with the formula H₂S₂O₆. It is the doubly protonated derivative of dithionate, a well-characterized dianion. Dithionic acid is mainly observed and characterized as an aqueous solution.^[3]

Synthesis

Dithionates can be made by oxidizing a sulfite (from the +4 to the +5 oxidation state), but on a larger scale they are made by oxidizing a cooled aqueous solution of sulfur dioxide with manganese dioxide:

2 MnO₂ + 3 SO₂ → MnS₂O₆ + MnSO₄

The manganese dithionate solution formed can then be converted to dithionate salts of other metals by metathesis reactions:

Ba²⁺ (aq) + MnS₂O₆ (aq) + MnSO₄ (aq) → BaSO₄ (s)↓ + BaS₂O₆ · 2 H₂O (aq)

Concentrated solutions of dithionic acid can subsequently be obtained treating a barium dithionate solution with sulfuric acid:

BaS₂O₆ (aq) + H₂SO₄ (aq) → H₂S₂O₆ (aq) + BaSO₄ (s)↓

References

^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2005). Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2005). Cambridge (UK): RSC–IUPAC. ISBN 0-85404-438-8. p. 130. Electronic version.
^ Perrin, D. D., ed. (1982) [1969]. Ionisation Constants of Inorganic Acids and Bases in Aqueous Solution. IUPAC Chemical Data (2^nd ed.). Oxford: Pergamon (published 1984). Entry 63. ISBN 0-08-029214-3. LCCN 82-16524.
^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8. pp. 715-716

[1] International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2005). Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2005). Cambridge (UK): RSC–IUPAC. ISBN 0-85404-438-8. p. 130. Electronic version.

[P82db-2] Perrin, D. D., ed. (1982) [1969]. Ionisation Constants of Inorganic Acids and Bases in Aqueous Solution. IUPAC Chemical Data (2^nd ed.). Oxford: Pergamon (published 1984). Entry 63. ISBN 0-08-029214-3. LCCN 82-16524.

[G&E-3] Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8. pp. 715-716

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Synthesis

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