What is Thioether?
[[File:FunktionelleGruppen_Thioether.svg|right|thumb|140px|General structure of a thioether]] A '''thioether''' is a [[molecule]] with the [[functional group|group]] R-S-R. The first atom in R is a [[carbon]]. Thioether take their name from [[ether]]s. They have a [[sulfur]] instead of an [[oxygen]] atom between the two R. Thioethers can have very bad smells like [[thiol]]s. They can also be called sulfides. The C-S-C bond is at nearly 90 degrees. Thioethers are important in biology. They are present in some [[amino acid]]s. [[Petroleum]] has many thioethers in it as well. Thioethers can be made in the laboratory by the [[chemical reaction|reaction]] of a thiol with a base and an [[electrophile]]. They can do many interesting reactions. It is easy to [[oxidation|oxidise]] them to [[sulfoxide]]s and then [[sulfone]]s. [[Dimethyl sulfide]] is the simplest thioether. It is used in important reactions like the [[Swern oxidation]]. This makes [[aldehyde]]s starting from [[alcohol]]s. {{Functional group}} [[Category:Functional groups]] [[Category:Organosulfur compounds]]