Term Name: | 1,4,7-trithionane |
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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 ) |