mercaptan
Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, where R represents an alkyl or other…Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R-SH ) where R represents an alkyl or other organic substituent. They tend to be foul-smelling. They are also termed thiols or thioalcohols.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R-SH ) where R represents an alkyl or other organic substituent. They tend to be foul-smelling. They are also termed thiols or thioalcohols.
Mercaptan
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Mercaptan, from Danish mercaptan; coined by organic chemist William CBorrowed from German Mercaptan, from Danish mercaptan; coined by organic chemist William Christopher Zeise in 1832 from mer(curius) (“mercury”) + captan(s) (“capturing”), because the thiolate group bonds very strongly with mercury compounds.
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Forms
plural: mercaptans| Singular | mercaptan |
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