Classes of organosulfur compounds

structure name example

RSH thiol methanethiol

RSR sulfide dimethyl sulfide

RSSR disulfide methyl disulfide

RSSSR trisulfide dimethyl trisulfide

RS_nR polysulfide dimethyl polysulfide

(RS)₂CH₂ thioacetal bis(methylthio)methane

R₃S ^b; sulfonium salt trimethylsulfonium salt

R₂S ^b;–CH₂₋ sulfonium ylide dimethylsulfonium methylide

R₃S ^b; d;O oxosulfonium salt trimethyloxosulfonium salt

R₂S(O) ^b;–CH₂₋ oxosulfonium ylide dimethyloxosulfonium methylide

R₄S sulfurane tetramethylsulfurane

R₄S d;O sulfurane oxide tetramethylsulfurane oxide

R₂C d;S thioketone thioacetone

RCH d;S thioaldehyde thioacetaldehyde

R₂C d;S d;O thioketone S-oxide thioacetone S-oxide (a sulfine)

R₂C d;SO₂ thioketone S,S-dioxide thioacetone S,S-dioxide (a sulfene)

RN d;C d;S isothiocyanate methyl isothiocyanate

RSC≡N thiocyanate methyl thiocyanate

RC(O)SR&\\#x00b4; thioate ester thioacetic acid methyl ester

RC(S)OR&\\#x00b4; thionoate ester thionoacetic acid methyl ester

RC(S)SR&\\#x00b4; dithioate ester dithioacetic acid methyl ester

RC(S)NH₂ thioamide thioacetamide

(RO)₂C d;S thionocarbonate dimethylthionocarbonate

(RS)₂C d;S trithiocarbonate dimethyltrithiocarbonate

RSOH sulfenic acid methanesulfenic acid

RSO₂H sulfinic acid methanesulfinic acid

RSO₃H sulfonic acid methanesulfonic acid

RSCl sulfenyl chloride methanesulfenyl chloride

RS(O)Cl sulfinyl chloride methanesulfinyl chloride

RSO₂Cl sulfonyl chloride methanesulfonyl chloride

RSNH₂ sulfenamide methanesulfenamide

RS(O)NH₂ sulfinamide methanesulfinamide

RSO₂NH₂ sulfonamide methanesulfonamide

R₂S d;O sulfoxide dimethyl sulfoxide

R₂S d;NH sulfilimine dimethyl sulfilimine

R₂SO₂ sulfone dimethyl sulfone

RS(O)SR thiosulfinate methyl methanethiosulfinate

R₂S(O) d;NH sulfoximine dimethyl sulfoximine

(RO)₂S d;O sulfite ester dimethyl sulfite

(RO)₂SO₂ sulfate ester dimethyl sulfate