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Mercaptal vs Mercaptan - What's the difference?

mercaptal | mercaptan |

As nouns the difference between mercaptal and mercaptan

is that mercaptal is (obsolete|chemistry) a dithioacetal derived from an aldehyde while mercaptan is mercaptan.

mercaptal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete, chemistry) a dithioacetal derived from an aldehyde

    • mercaptan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) 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.