Thioketene

In organic chemistry, thioketenes are organosulfur compounds analogous to ketenes with the general formula R2C=C=S, where R is alkyl or aryl. The parent thioketene (ethenthione) has the formula CH2=C=S. It is the simplest thioketene. Ethenthione is stable as a gas, but like most thioketenes, it polymerizes upon condensation.

Some thioketenes are produced as transient species upon pyrolysis of 1,2,3-thiadiazoles. It has been suggested that thioketenes could be involved in cell damage processes.

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