Thioformaldehyde

Thioformaldehyde
Structural formula of thioformaldehyde
Ball-and-stick model of the thioformaldehyde molecule
Names
Other names
methanethial
Identifiers
865-36-1
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
ChemSpider 71446
EC Number 200-454-1
PubChem 79115
Properties
CH2S
Molar mass 46.09
Appearance elusive
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Thioformaldehyde is the organosulfur compound with the formula CH2S. This compound is very rarely observed because it oligomerizes to 1,3,5-trithiane, which is a stable colorless compound with the same formula. Despite its instability under normal terrestrial conditions, the molecule has been observed in the interstellar medium[1] and has attracted much attention for its fundamental nature.[2] The tendency of thioformaldehyde to form chains and rings is a manifestation of the Double bond rule.

References

  1. Despois, D., "Radio Line Observations of Molecular and Isotopic Species in Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) Implications on the Interstellar Origin of Cometary Ices", Earth, Moon, Planets 1999, 79, 103-124.
  2. Clouthier, D. J.; Ramsay, D. A., "The Spectroscopy of Formaldehyde and Thioformaldehyde", Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 1983, 34, 31-58. doi:10.1146/annurev.pc.34.100183.000335
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