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- Thioketenes
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thumb|right|The general structure of thioketenes
In organic chemistry, thioketenes are organosulfur compounds analogous to ketenes with the general formula , where R is alkyl or aryl. The parent thioketene (ethenthione) has the formula . It is the simplest thioketene. Ethenthione is stable as a gas, but like most thioketenes, it polymerizes upon condensation.
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