xanthic acids [obsolete] 

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Compounds having the structure ROC(=S)SH. Thus O-esters of dithiocarbonic acid. Salts and esters of xanthic acid are xanthates. Use of this term is not recommended.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1374 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'xanthic acids' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.X06696 RIS BibTex EndNote
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