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Oxo vs Sulfanylidene - What's the difference?

oxo | sulfanylidene |

In chemistry in combination terms the difference between oxo and sulfanylidene

is that oxo is a substituent oxygen atom connected to another atom by a double bond while sulfanylidene is the organosulfur divalent functional group =S; the sulfur analogue of the oxo-radical.

oxo

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry, in combination) A substituent oxygen atom connected to another atom by a double bond
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    sulfanylidene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry, in combination) The organosulfur divalent functional group =S; the sulfur analogue of the oxo-radical.