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Thiol vs Thioether - What's the difference?

thiol | thioether |

As nouns the difference between thiol and thioether

is that thiol is a univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical while thioether is any analogue of an ether, or general formula RSR', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur; an organic sulfide.

thiol

English

Noun

(wikipedia thiol) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) a univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical

    • Synonyms

    * mercaptan

    Anagrams

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    thioether

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any analogue of an ether, or general formula RSR', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur; an organic sulfide

    • See also

    *thioaldehyde *thiocarboxylic acid *thioketone