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1,2-dithiolane
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1,2-Dithiolane is an organosulfur compound with the formula . It is also classified as a heterocycle derived from cyclopentane by replacing two methylene bridges ( units) with a disulfide group. 1,3-Dithiolane is an isomer. The parent molecule is unimportant but substituted derivatives, especially lipoic acid and its derivatives, are often essential for life. Several occur naturally.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H6S2
- Molecular weight
- 106.21 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dithiolane
- SMILES
- C1CSSC1
- InChIKey
- MUZIZEZCKKMZRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1
- Polar surface area
- 50.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 105.991092
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- chemical formula
- C₃H₆S₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1CSSC1
- found in taxon
- Mansoa alliacea
- Commons category
- 1,2-Dithiolane
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Natural occurrence
- Dithiolane-S-oxides
- References
- External links
1,2-Dithiolane is an organosulfur compound with the formula . It is also classified as a heterocycle derived from cyclopentane by replacing two methylene bridges ( units) with a disulfide group. 1,3-Dithiolane is an isomer. The parent molecule is unimportant but substituted derivatives, especially lipoic acid and its derivatives, are often essential for life. Several occur naturally.
The parent 1,2-dithiolane is the disulfide derived from 1,3-propanedithiol. It is however unstable with respect to oligomerization. In general, 1,3-dithiols are superior reductants relative to monothiols.
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