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THE colour of blue ultramarine and the deep blue colour of alkali polysulphides in electron pair donor solvents have been attributed to the disulphur radical ion, S2−· (ref. 1). That assignment is erroneous and I here establish the correct identity of the species, emphasise the variety of situations in which it is encountered and point out its possible role as an intermediate, in transformations involving elemental sulphur, or sulphide ions.
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CHIVERS, T. Ubiquitous trisulphur radical ion S3−·. Nature 252, 32–33 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252032a0
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