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2-Benzothiophene
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'Benzo[c]thiophene' is an organic compound with the chemical formula C8H6S.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H6S
- Molecular weight
- 134.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-benzothiophene
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 134.019
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- chemical formula
- C₈H₆S
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC2=CSC=C2C=C1
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Encyclopedic overview
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'Benzo[c]thiophene' is an organic compound with the chemical formula C8H6S.
The similarly named [[benzothiophene|Benzo[b]thiophene]] is an isomer with the sulfur in the position adjacent to the benzene ring. Benzo[b]thiophene is more stable and far more commonly encountered.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “2-Benzothiophene” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.