The novel aluminium complexes [Al2(CyPS3)2(CyPHS2)2] and [Al(S2PPh2)3] have been prepared as potential models for alumino-thiophosphonate based materials; [Al2(CyPS3)2(CyPHS2)2] is the first example of a primary dithiophosphinate to be characterised in the solid state.
![Graphical abstract: Aluminium complexes with thio-phosphorus ligands: syntheses and characterisations of [Al2(CyPS3)2(CyPHS2)2] and [Al(S2PPh2)3]](http://hg.y866.cn/compound/lib/scimg/usr/1/B813427H.jpg)
