(a) Write a structural formula for a sulfide having the molecular formula C3H8S. (b) What...

(a) Write a structural formula for a sulfide having the molecular formula C₃H₈S. (b) What two thiols have the molecular formula C₃H₈S?

Sample Solution (a) According to Table 5.1, sulfides have the general formula RSR and the Rs may be the same or different. The only possible connectivity for a sulfide with three carbons is C—S—C—C. Therefore, the sulfide is CH₃SCH₂CH₃.

TABLE 5.1 Functional Groups in Some Important Classes of Organic Compounds