mercapto

See also: mercapto-

English

Noun

mercapto (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -SH
    • 2015 July 6, “Hydrogen Peroxide Scavenging Activity of Novel Coumarins Synthesized Using Different Approaches”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0132175:
      The postulated mechanism for the reaction of coumarin 4 as an antioxidant, as indicated in Fig 3, relies on the mercapto hydrogen atom (bold), which is under the influence of resonance and inductive effects.
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