In organic and organometallic chemistry, trisulfide is the functional group R-S-S-S-R.
Examples include:
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Diallyl trisulfide
Diallyl trisulfide (DATS), also known as Allitridin, is an organosulfur compound with the formula S(SCH2CH=CH2)2. It is one of several produced by the hydrolysis of allicin, including diallyl disulfide and diallyl tetrasulfide, DATS is one of the ...
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Dimethyl trisulfide
Dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS) is an organic chemical compound and the simplest organic trisulfide, with the chemical formula CH3SSSCH3. It is a flammable liquid with a foul odor, which is detectable at levels as low as 1 part per trillion.
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Trisulfane
Trisulfane is the inorganic compound with the formula H2S3. It is a pale yellow volatile liquid with a camphor-like odor. It decomposes readily to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and elemental sulfur. It is produced by distillation of the polysulfane o ...
(hydrogen trisulfide)
Some inorganic compounds are also named trisulfides to reflect their stoichiometry.
Examples include:
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Antimony trisulfide
Antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) is found in nature as the crystalline mineral stibnite and the amorphous red mineral (actually a mineraloid) metastibnite. It is manufactured for use in safety matches, military ammunition, explosives and fireworks. ...
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Arsenic trisulfide
Arsenic trisulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula . It is a dark yellow solid that is insoluble in water. It also occurs as the mineral orpiment (Latin: auripigmentum), which has been used as a pigment called King's yellow. It is produc ...
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Bismuth trisulfide
Bismuth(III) sulfide () is a chemical compound of bismuth and sulfur. It occurs in nature as the mineral bismuthinite.
Synthesis
Bismuth(III) sulfide can be prepared by reacting a bismuth(III) salt with hydrogen sulfide:
: 2 Bi3+ + 3 H2S → ...
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Dibismuth trisulfide
Bismuth(III) sulfide () is a chemical compound of bismuth and sulfur. It occurs in nature as the mineral bismuthinite.
Synthesis
Bismuth(III) sulfide can be prepared by reacting a bismuth(III) salt with hydrogen sulfide:
: 2 Bi3+ + 3 H2S → ...
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Diboron trisulfide
Boron sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula B2S3. This polymeric material that has been of interest as a component of "high-tech" glasses and as a reagent for preparing organosulfur compounds. Like the sulfides of silicon and phosph ...
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Diiron trisulfide
Iron(III) sulfide, also known as ferric sulfide or sesquisulfide (), is one of the several binary iron sulfides. It is a solid, black powder that degrades at ambient temperature.
Reactions
() decays at a temperature over 20 °C into iro ...
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Molybdenum trisulfide
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Phosphorus trisulfide Phosphorus trisulfide may refer to:
* Phosphorus sesquisulfide
* Diphosphorus trisulfide
Diphosphorus trisulfide (sometimes called phosphorus trisulfide) is a phosphorus sulfide with the formula of . The substance is highly unstable and difficu ...
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