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ethylene sulfide

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ethylene sulfide

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Also known as 2,3-dihydrothiirene, ethylene sulphide, thiacyclopropane, thiirane

Thiirane, more commonly known as ethylene sulfide, is the cyclic chemical compound with the formula C2H4S. It is the smallest sulfur-containing heterocycle and the simplest episulfide. Like many organosulfur compounds, this species has a highly unpleasant odour. Thiirane is also used to describe any derivative of the parent ethylene sulfide.

Chemical data

Formula
C2H4S
Molecular weight
60.12 g/mol
IUPAC name
thiirane
SMILES
C1CS1
InChIKey
VOVUARRWDCVURC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0.6
Polar surface area
25.3 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Thiirane, more commonly known as ethylene sulfide, is the cyclic chemical compound with the formula C2H4S. It is the smallest sulfur-containing heterocycle and the simplest episulfide. Like many organosulfur compounds, this species has a highly unpleasant odour. Thiirane is also used to describe any derivative of the parent ethylene sulfide.

==Structure and properties== According to electron diffraction, the C-C and C-S distances in ethylene sulfide are respectively 1.473 and 1.811 Å. The C-C-S and C-S-C angles are respectively 66.0 and 48.0°. The microwave and infrared spectra were studied experimentally and computationally.

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