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11 sectionsContents
- Structure and bonding
- Chirality
- Preparation
- Aryl sulfoxides
- Reactions
- Deoxygenation and oxygenation
- Acid-base reactions
- Elimination reactions
- Coordination chemistry
- Applications and occurrence
- References
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In organic chemistry, a sulfoxide, also called a sulphoxide, is an organosulfur compound containing a sulfinyl () functional group attached to two carbon atoms. It is a polar functional group. Sulfoxides are oxidized derivatives of sulfides. Examples of important sulfoxides are alliin, a precursor to the compound that gives freshly crushed garlic its aroma, and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a common solvent.