Term Name: 1,4,7-trithionane
Synonyms: 1,4,7-trithiacyclononane, 1,4,7-trithionane, 9-ane-S3, [9]aneS3, triethylene trisulfide
Definition: A crown thioether that is cyclononane in which the carbon atoms at positions 1, 4 and 7 are replaced by sulfur atoms. It is a tridentate thioether ligand that is used to synthesise complexes with a wide variety of transition metal ions.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:37418]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: crown thioether saturated organic heteromonocyclic parent
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