alkanethioln.
/ˌalkeɪnˈθʌɪɒl/, U.S. /ˌælkeɪnˈθaɪˌɔl/, /ˌælkeɪnˈθaɪˌɑl/ Chemistry.
Any of a series of compounds containing a thiol group (—SH) bonded to an alkyl group. Cf. mercaptan n.
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1941 Chem. Abstr. 35 7781 The kinematic viscosity of unassoc[iate]d. compds... 1-alkanethiols,..2-alkanethiols.]
1946 U.S. Patent 2,402,614 1 Alkanethiols are produced by hydrogenation of aliph. sulfides and polysulfides.
1976 Science 19 Mar. 1148/3 Characterized complexes of simple alkanethiols with Ni2+ involve coordination of two (or more) sulfhydryl groups per nickel ion.
2002 M. Wilson et al. Nanotechnol. vi. 147 The most widely studied SAM [= self-assembly monolayer] system is the monolayer formation of alkanethiols on gold surfaces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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