Dithionic acid

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Dithionic acid
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Names
IUPAC name
dithionic acid [1]
Other names
hypodisulfuric acid
Identifiers
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PubChem CID
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Properties
H2S2O6
Molar mass 162.14 g mol−1
Acidity (pKa)−3.4 (estimated) [2]
Conjugate base Dithionate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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]

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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)↓

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2
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References

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