sulfenyl chloride

sulfenyl chloride

[‚səl′fen·əl ′klȯr‚īd] (organic chemistry) Any of a group of well-known organosulfur compounds with the general formula RSCl; although highly reactive compounds, they can generally be synthesized and isolated; examples are trichloromethanesulfenyl chloride and 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfenyl chloride.