Pioneering work in Germany, especially by the groups of Becke-Goehring, Weiss and Glemser, in the middle of the previous century uncovered a rich chemistry for inorganic sulfur–nitrogen systems. Their early efforts were notable because of the unavailability of many modern physical techniques for structural characterization that are commonplace today. The book by Goehring entitled “Ergebnisse und Probleme der Chemie der Schewfelstickstoffverbindungen” deserves special mention for the stimulus that it provided to subsequent workers in the field.
