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sulfur ylide

chemical compound
Also known as: sulphur ylide
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  • Organic substances that contain sulfur
    organosulfur compound
    / Sulfonium and oxosulfonium salts; sulfur ylides

    …oxosulfonium ylides, respectively—or, more broadly, sulfur ylides, by analogy with phosphorus ylides employed in the Wittig reaction. The structures of sulfonium ylides and oxosulfonium ylides are analogous to those of sulfoxides and sulfones, respectively. Stabilization of the negative charge on carbon is primarily due to the high polarizability of sulfur.…

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    …oxosulfonium ylides, respectively—or, more broadly, sulfur ylides, by analogy with phosphorus ylides employed in the Wittig reaction. The structures of sulfonium ylides and oxosulfonium ylides are analogous to those of sulfoxides and sulfones, respectively. Stabilization of the negative charge on carbon is primarily due to the high polarizability of sulfur.…

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