“…We report herein the synthesis, characterization and single crystal X-ray structure elucidation of [Li{RR¢PCH(X)S(NR¢¢) 2 }] 2 (R¢¢ = t Bu, X = H, RR¢ = Me (1)/Ph (3), R = Me, R¢ = Ph (5); R¢¢ = SiMe 3 , X = H, RR¢ = Me (2); R¢¢ = SiMe 3 , X = Me, RR¢ = Et ( 4), [TMEDA•Li{Ph 2 PCH 2 S(NSiMe 3 ) 2 }] (6), [Mg{Me 2 PCH 2 S(N t Bu) 2 } 2 ] (7), [Mg{Me 2 PCH 2 S(NSiMe 3 ) 2 } 2 ] ( 8) and [Ph 2 PCH 2 (SNSiMe 3 )(HNSiMe 3 )] (9). ‡ ‡ Single-crystal structural analysis: The X-ray data sets were collected at 100(2) K on a Bruker TXS Mo rotating anode (1, 3, 4, 7 (T = 250 K), 8, 9) or an INCOATEC Mo micro source 39 (2, 5, 6) with mirror-monochromated Mo-K a radiation (l = 0.71073 A ˚).…”