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sulfenyl chloride

chemical compound
Also known as: sulphenyl chloride
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Sulfenyl chloride is a chemical compound that is a derivative of sulfenic acid. Sulfenic acids have the general formula RSOH, where R is an organic group. Sulfenyl chlorides are generally unstable and rarely isolated.12

An example of a sulfenyl chloride is benzenesulfenyl chloride, with the chemical formula C6H5SCl. Sulfuryl chloride (SO2Cl2) is a different compound, described as a pungent, corrosive liquid used as a chlorinating and sulfonating agent.34

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  1. sulfuryl chloride
  2. sulfenyl
  3. organosulfur compound - Sulfonium and oxosulfonium salts ; sulfur ylides
  4. organosulfur compound - Sulfuranes : hypervalent organosulfur compounds
  5. organosulfur compound - Reactions

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