Also known as: SH^, SH., SH-
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An SH group of organic compounds. Sulfhydryl group has great and varied reactivity. They oxidize easily, with the formation of disulfides and sulfenic, sulfinic, or sulfonic acids, and they readily undergo alkylation, acylation, and thiol-disulfide exchange. They formmercaptides upon reacting with the ions of heavy metals, and they form mer-captals and mercaptolsupon reacting with aldehydes and ketones, respectively.
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