Dithionitronium hexafluoroarsenate is prepared from thiazyl chloride using silver hexafluoroarsenate. The hexachloroantimonate salt can be prepared by treating thiazyl chloride with sulfur in the presence of antimony pentachloride according to this idealized equation:
The dithionitronium cation reacts with nitriles to give dithiadiazolium salts:
Addition to alkynes gives dithiazolium salts: