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trithionate(2-)
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Trithionate is an oxyanion of sulfur with the chemical formula . It is the conjugate base of trithionic acid. Dilute sodium hydroxide hydrolyzes tetrasulfur tetranitride| as follows, yielding sodium thiosulfate and sodium trithionate:
Chemical data
- Formula
- O6S3-2
- Molecular weight
- 192.2 g/mol
- SMILES
- [O-]S(=O)(=O)SS(=O)(=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- KRURGYOKPVLRHQ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- XLogP
- -1.5
- Polar surface area
- 156 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 7
- Formal charge
- -2
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 191.88679787982002
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- chemical formula
- O₆S₃²⁻
- canonical SMILES
- [O-]S(=O)(=O)SS(=O)(=O)[O-]
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Trithionate is an oxyanion of sulfur with the chemical formula . It is the conjugate base of trithionic acid. Dilute sodium hydroxide hydrolyzes tetrasulfur tetranitride| as follows, yielding sodium thiosulfate and sodium trithionate: 2 + 6 NaOH + 9 → + 2 + 8
Certain sulfate-reducing bacteria have been known to use the compound in respiration.
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