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Dithioketal vs Thioketal - What's the difference?

dithioketal | thioketal | Derived terms |

Thioketal is a derived term of dithioketal.



As nouns the difference between dithioketal and thioketal

is that dithioketal is any of a class of organic compounds related to the ketals by replacing both oxygen atoms with sulfur while thioketal is the sulfur analogue of a ketal, with one of the oxygen atoms replaced by sulfur.

dithioketal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds related to the ketals by replacing both oxygen atoms with sulfur

    • thioketal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) The sulfur analogue of a ketal, with one of the oxygen atoms replaced by sulfur.

    • Derived terms

    * dithioketal