Derivatives of
thiols, in which a metal (or other
cation) replaces the hydrogen attached to sulfur, e.g.
CH3S−Na+
sodium methanethiolate.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1372