Chemicals and Drugs

Sulfoxides

Organic compounds that have the general formula R-SO-R. They are obtained by oxidation of mercaptans (analogous to the ketones). (From Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 4th ed)

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Organic compounds that have the general formula R-SO-R. They are obtained by oxidation of mercaptans (analogous to the ketones). (From Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 4th ed)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Sulfoxides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013454. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013454
  2. Sulfoxides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfoxide
  3. Sulfoxides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408395