Oxathiane is a saturated
heterocyclic compound
A heterocyclic compound or ring structure is a cyclic compound that has atoms of at least two different elements as members of its ring(s). Heterocyclic organic chemistry is the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the synthesis, proper ...
containing one
oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group (periodic table), group in the periodic table, a highly reactivity (chemistry), reactive nonmetal (chemistry), non ...
, one
sulfur
Sulfur ( American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphur ( Commonwealth spelling) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms ...
and four carbon atoms in a ring. The formula is C
4H
8OS. There are three isomers:
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1,2-Oxathiane or ''o''-Oxathiane
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1,3-Oxathiane or ''m''-Oxathiane
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1,4-Oxathiane
1,4-Oxathiane is a heterocyclic compound containing one oxygen atom and one sulfur atom at opposite corners of a Saturated and unsaturated compounds, saturated six-membered ring. By systematic name, systematic numbering, the oxygen atom is position ...
or ''p''-Oxathiane the most important
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