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hexasulfur
Sign in to saveAlso known as S6, hexathiane, cyclo-hexasulfur, cyclo-S6, ρ-sulfur, ε-sulfur, Engel's sulfur, Aten's sulfur
Hexasulfur is an inorganic chemical with the chemical formula . This allotrope of sulfur was first prepared by M. R. Engel in 1891 by treating thiosulfate with HCl. Hexasulfur is orange-red and forms a rhombohedral crystal. It is also called cyclo-, ρ-sulfur, ε-sulfur, Engel's sulfur, and Aten's sulfur.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- S6
- Molecular weight
- 192.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- hexathiane
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- allotrope of sulphur
- Has part
- sulfur
- Mass
- 191.832426
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- canonical SMILES
- S1SSSSS1
- chemical formula
- S₆
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- Hexasulfur
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Nomenclature
- Structure
- Preparation
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Hexasulfur is an inorganic chemical with the chemical formula . This allotrope of sulfur was first prepared by M. R. Engel in 1891 by treating thiosulfate with HCl. Hexasulfur is orange-red and forms a rhombohedral crystal. It is also called cyclo-, ρ-sulfur, ε-sulfur, Engel's sulfur, and Aten's sulfur.
== Nomenclature ==
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