The thionyl group is SO, a
sulfur atom plus an
oxygen
Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as ...
atom.
It occurs in compounds such as
thionyl fluoride, SOF
2.
Thionyl chloride
Thionyl chloride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula . It is a moderately volatile, colourless liquid with an unpleasant acrid odour. Thionyl chloride is primarily used as a chlorinating reagent, with approximately per year bein ...
, SOCl
2, is a common reagent used in
organic synthesis to convert
carboxylic acids to
acyl chlorides.
In
organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.Clayden, ...
, the thionyl group is known as a
sulfoxide group or sulfinyl group, and has the general structure RS(=O)R'.
See also
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Sulfuryl
References
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Functional groups
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