Compounds derived from
sulfenic acids,
RSOH
(
R
≠
H),
by replacement of
–OH
by
–NR2.
May alternatively be considered as alkylsulfanylamines, e.g.
C2H5SNH2
ethanesulfenamide or ethylsulfanylamine.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1368