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Definition of Sulfone
1. Noun. (chemistry) any of a class or organic compounds that have a sulfonyl functional group attached to two carbon atoms; drugs of this structure have been used to treat leprosy ¹
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Definition of Sulfone
1. a sulfur compound [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sulfone
Literary usage of Sulfone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Although it is evident that 2-hexenyl methyl sulfone was formed from the production
of a signal at r 4.0-4.7, due to the vinylic hydrogens of this isomer, ..."
2. A Study of the Reactions of Normal Butyl Mercaptan and Some of Its ...by Thomas Cobb Whitner by Thomas Cobb Whitner (1921)
"When this product was poured into water, 25 g. of the sulfone separated. ...
This caused the separation of the sulfone as white needles. It melts at 64°. ..."
3. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1915)
"... methyl sulfone and Ag salt and corresponding Et sulfone (Esslinger) 597. ...
4,8 - dihydro - 5 - oxy - 3-triazolyl ethyl sulfone (Esslinger) 597. ..."