In a 20 mL vial under a fume hood, 50 mg (0.126 mmol) WCl6 was mixed in 0.756 mmol thiol (216 mg ODT, 195 mg HDT, 151 mg DDT), 5 mL absolute ethanol was added to the mixture to insure thorough mixing. As the reactants were mixed, bubbles formed and the color of the mixture turned dark red. When the mixture stopped bubbling, the product was centrifuged and washed 3 times with a mixture of hexane and acetonitrile. The resulting products were silvery-white solid particles.