Talk:Organic sulfide

Thioether vs sulfide
Is the term "thioether" really synonymous with "sulfide" or is it reserved for compounds in which the sulfur atom is bound to two carbons, similar to ethers? AxelBoldt 18:20, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I always thought that though both mean compounds with sulfur in it, sulfide is generally used by inorganic chemists describing inorganic, and often ionic, compounds, whereas the thio- prefix was used for organic chemistry. Now that I think of it, I suppose that thiosulfate is used in inorganic chemistry, but ether and thioether are always used in organic chemistry. Kr5t 03:07, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

I think that the link to sulfide should be removed because, as Kr5t stated, sulfide if for the S-2 anion, while thioether refers to a sulfur atom bound to 2 carbon atoms. It has the same oxidation state but is not the same thing. Satanorsanta 21:07, 18 April 2007 (UTC)