Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Thio
ester
(
thiol
ester
):
A
functional group
characterized by a sulfur atom flanked by one
carbonyl group
and one carbon of any
hybridization
.
Generic thio
ester
structure
.
R = any carbon
group
.
Phenyl
thio
acetate
(
S
-
phenyl
ethane
thioate).
Acetyl-CoA
, a
coenzyme
which supplies two-carbon
acetate
units for
biosynthesis
.
Related terms:
Carboxylic acid derivative
,
ester
,
thiol
,
mercaptan
,
thiolate
,
thioether
,
sulfide
,
sulfoxide
,
sulfone
,
sulfonic acid
,
sulfonate
,
sulfonamide
,
sulfonyl chloride
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