ethyl methyl sulfide

chemical compound

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Ethyl methyl sulfide is an organosulfur compound where two organic groups, an ethyl group (C₂H₅) and a methyl group (CH₃), are bonded to a sulfur atom, represented as CH₃SC₂H₅. It is the sulfur analog of an ether. Like other lower-molecular-weight sulfides, it has a strong, generally unpleasant odor. These compounds are typically not very soluble in water but dissolve in organic solvents. Ethyl methyl sulfide can be found in nature and is also a component of crude oil.12

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organosulfur compound
Sulfides
, ethyl methyl sulfide is CH₃SC₂H₅. In molecules with other functional groups of higher priority, the sulfide group is designated by thio- (as in thiodiacetic acid, HO₂CCH₂SCH₂CO₂H) or by methylthio- (as in methylthioacetic acid, CH₃SCH₂CO₂H). In saturated cyclic sulfides, the prefix thi- precedes the root
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, ethyl methyl sulfide is CH₃SC₂H₅. In molecules with other functional groups of higher priority, the sulfide group is designated by thio- (as in thiodiacetic acid, HO₂CCH₂SCH₂CO₂H) or by methylthio- (as in methylthioacetic acid, CH₃SCH₂CO₂H). In saturated cyclic sulfides, the prefix thi- precedes the root
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