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dimercaptotoluene

dimercaptotoluene noun: a chemical compound with the formula CH₃C₆H₃(SH)₂.

Noun

dimercaptotoluene (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound with the formula CH₃C₆H₃(SH)₂.
    • The reaction of [C₅H₅Mo(CO)₃]₂ with dimercaptotoluene also results in the formation of two new products.1983, Warren K. Miller, Syntheses and structures of new molybdenum complexes with dithiobenzoate and dimercaptotoluene ligands. Structural comparisons in a series of dithiolate-bridged dimers of...
    Synonyms:
    Toluenedithiol

Synonyms of dimercaptotoluene

  • Toluenedithiol

Questions about dimercaptotoluene

What does dimercaptotoluene mean?
Dimercaptotoluene means a chemical compound with the formula CH₃C₆H₃(SH)₂.
What part of speech is dimercaptotoluene?
Dimercaptotoluene is a noun.

Words near dimercaptotoluene in the dictionary

  1. dimercaprol
  2. dimercaptosuccinate
  3. dimercaptosuccinates
  4. dimercaptosuccinic
  5. dimercaptosuccinic acid
  6. dimercaptotoluene
  7. dimercury
  8. dimerelloid
  9. dimerelloids
  10. dimeric
  11. dimerically

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