Talk:Organic sulfide
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Thioether vs sulfide
[edit]Is the term "thioether" really synonymous with "sulfide" or is it reserved for compounds in which the sulfur atom is bound to two carbons, similar to ethers? AxelBoldt 18:20, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I always thought that though both mean compounds with sulfur in it, sulfide is generally used by inorganic chemists describing inorganic, and often ionic, compounds, whereas the thio- prefix was used for organic chemistry. Now that I think of it, I suppose that thiosulfate is used in inorganic chemistry, but ether and thioether are always used in organic chemistry. Kr5t 03:07, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
I think that the link to sulfide should be removed because, as Kr5t stated, sulfide if for the S-2 anion, while thioether refers to a sulfur atom bound to 2 carbon atoms. It has the same oxidation state but is not the same thing. Satanorsanta 21:07, 18 April 2007 (UTC)