What is "sulfene"

alt. (context chemistry English) Any S-dioxide of a thioaldehyde or thioketone; R₂SO₂. n. (context chemistry English) Any S-dioxide of a thioaldehyde or thioketone; R₂SO₂.

Sulfene is an extremely reactive chemical compound with the formula HC=SO. It is the simplest member of the sulfenes, the group of compounds which are S,S-dioxides of thioaldehydes and thioketones, and have the general formula RC=SO.