Organosulfur compounds supplements

The chemistry of organic sulfur compounds is very rich and organosulfur compounds are incorporated into many molecules. Thiols, or mercaptans as they were originally called, are essential as feedstocks in the manufacture of many types of mbber (qv) and plastics (qv). They are utilized as intermediates in agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals (qv), ia flavors and fragrances, and as animal feed supplements. Many reviews have been undertaken on the chemistry of the thiols, regarding both their preparation and their reactions (1 7). 

For reviews of thiokelones and other compounds with C=S bonds, see Schaumann, in Patai Supplement A The Chemistry of Double-bonded Functional Groups, vol. 2, pt. 2 Wiley New York. 1989. pp. 1269-1367 Ohno. in Oae Organic Chemistry of Sulfur, Plenum New York, 1977. pp. 189-229 Mayer, in Janssen Organosulfur Chemistry Wiley New York, 1967, pp. 219-240 Campaigne, in Palai The Chemistry of the Carbonyl Group, pt. 1 Wiley New York, 1966, pp. 917-959. 

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