Mercaptan Uncommon

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Noun

Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R₁.S.R₂ ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R₂ is a hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thioalcohols.

See Also

mercury thioalcohol furfurylthiol mercapto mercaptoundecanoic acid mercaptans sulfide methyl mercaptan

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