thetin

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thetin

chemical compound

Also known as: 3-dimethylsulfonium propanoate

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organosulfur compound
Sulfonium and oxosulfonium salts; sulfur ylides
…source of the methyl group; thetin or 3-dimethylsulfonium propanoate, (CH₃)₂S⁺CH₂CH₂CO₂⁻; and certain (2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylsulfoxonium salts, (CH₃)₂S⁺(O)CH₂CH₂OH. The latter two compounds occur in marine organisms. Thetin is an example of a zwitterion, a compound that is an internal ion pair; in the
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…source of the methyl group; thetin or 3-dimethylsulfonium propanoate, (CH₃)₂S⁺CH₂CH₂CO₂⁻; and certain (2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylsulfoxonium salts, (CH₃)₂S⁺(O)CH₂CH₂OH. The latter two compounds occur in marine organisms. Thetin is an example of a zwitterion, a compound that is an internal ion pair; in the
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