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Metal thiolates of the general formula M(SR)(2) (M = Pb,Zn, Cd) and Cl
-Hg-SR (R = alkyl) have been prepared and characterized by IR and NMR
spectroscopic techniques, TGA and, in selected cases, single crystal X
-ray diffraction. The metal bis(thiolate) compounds can be converted i
nto the related metal sulfides by thermolyses. The solid state materia
ls have been characterized by XRPD, SEM and, in selected cases, by par
ticle size determination. The volatile pyrolytic co-products have been
isolated and characterized by GC/MS. The decomposition pathways of me
rcury chlorothiolates are more complicated and depend on the nature of
the organic group present in Cl-Hg-SR.