Compounds having the structure
RSH
(
R ≠
H),
e.g.
MeCH2SH
ethanethiol. Also known by the term
mercaptans (abandoned by IUPAC).
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1372