Compounds derived from sulfenic acids,
RSOH
(R
≠
H),
by replacement of
–OH
by
–NR2.
May alternatively be considered as alkylsulfanylamines, e.g.
C2H5SNH2
ethanesulfenamide or ethylsulfanylamine.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1368
Transformed and rewritten from PDF version (entry
http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/S06094.pdf)
by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic