Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Sulfon amide: A functional group characterized by a sulfur atom with two doubly-bonded oxygen atoms, one bond to nitrogen of any hybridization and one bond to carbon of any hybridization.


General sulfon amide molecular structure.		Methane sulfon amide		N-Methyl benzene sulfon amide		Sulfadiazine, a sulfa drug. The sulfon amide moiety is shown in red.