A chemical compound where an ethyl group and sulfur are bonded as part of an ether-like structure.
From ethyl (C2H5) + thio- (containing sulfur) + ether (a compound with oxygen/sulfur linking two carbon groups). Combines structural elements of both thioethers and ethers.
Thioethers are like sulfur's version of regular ethers—sulfur does similar chemistry to oxygen but is bigger and 'stickier,' which makes thioethers useful in drug design and materials science.
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