Crystal and Molecular Structures of the Pentafluorosulfanyl Compounds,SF5X (X = ‐NC, ‐CN, ‐NCO, ‐NCS and ‐NCCl2) by X‐ray Diffraction at Low Temperature

A new method for the synthesis of the unstable pentafluorosulfanyl isocyanide from N‐(pentafluorosulfanyl)(dichloromethanimine) was developed, thereby allowing for the study of its spectroscopic data. The structure of pentafluorosulfanyl isocyanide was determined by X‐ray crystallography at 113 K. The molecule possesses an almost linear S‐N‐C arrangement and an unexpectedly long S‐N bond. In addition, the structures of pentafluorosulfanyl cyanide, pentafluorosulfanyl isocyanate, pentafluorosulfanyl isothiocyanate, and N‐(pentafluorosulfanyl)(dichloro)methanimine were determined by single crystal X‐ray crystallography at low temperatures.