Abstract: | Thermal properties of organoindium thiolates were investigated by means of thermogravimetric (TG) and differential thermal (DT) analysis. Dibutyl-indium propylthiolates (Bun2InSPrn, Bun2InSPri, Bui2InSPrn and Bui2InSPri) decomposed up to 280°C along with an exothermic DT peak and gave indium(I) sulfide (InS) powders. Although the arylthiolate Bun2InSPh also afforded InS powders, it decomposed at a slightly higher temperature. In contrast, the dithiolate and the dithiocarbamate complexes [BunIn(SPri)2 and In (S2CNBu2)3] gave indium(III) sulfide (In2S3) powders. |