Compounds having the structure
R3S+ and associated
anion (generally,
but not necessarily, all three R groups are
hydrocarbyl).
E.g.
[(CH3)3S]+Cl−, trimethylsulfonium chloride, or
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1369