Organic compounds can have carbon atom single-bonded to sulfur atom, which is single-bonded to hydrogen atom {sulfhydryl group}, -S-H.
Sulfhydryls {thiol} {mercaptan} are similar to alcohols, but sulfur replaces oxygen. Hydrogen sulfide has rotten-egg smell. Beta-mercaptoethanol has bad smell. Thiols can be side chains. Thiols are colorless, have bad odor, are reactive, can be more acidic than alcohols or can be basic, and are oxidizable and reducible.
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