Homoleptic copper and silver compounds of a series of pyrimidine-2-thionato derivatives (RpymS -; R = 4,6-Me 2 ,5-Et; 4-CF 3 ; 4,6-CF 3 ,Ph) have been synthesized by electrochemical oxidation of anodic metal (copper or silver) in a cell containing an acetonitrile solution of the appropriate thione and a small amount of tetraethylammonium perchlorate as electrolytic carrier. Subsequent reaction of these pyrimidine-2-thionato compounds with triphenylphosphane or bis(diphenylphosphanyl)methane (dppm) in acetonitrile allowed the synthesis of the corresponding heteroleptic complexes. The