An organic compound containing a hydrocarbon chain (alkane) with a thiol group (-SH) attached.
From 'alkane' (saturated hydrocarbon) + 'thiol' (compound containing -SH group). This is technical chemical nomenclature combining two systematic names for molecular structure types.
Alkanethiols are the smelly compounds that give skunks their defensive spray and garlic its pungent odor—chemists can literally read the molecular formula and predict whether something will stink!
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