Talk:Mercapto radical
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Move the chembox and start new article?
[edit]We probably want to start a new article about the hydrogen sulfide radical. And maybe I should move my revision to thiol radical, which is less awful naming. But mercapto radical would blow the minds of a chemist, I wonder? --Smokefoot (talk) 23:20, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
- Yes the new content is not matching the original intention of the topic. Do you want me to split the versions and rename this? There are heaps of these radical two atom molecules that we do not have articles on, but have been detected in space. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 02:37, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
- I have forked off an article at Sulfanyl. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 05:37, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
This page describes itself as inorganic but...
[edit]But then the article says take off an hydrogen from a thiol which would make it an organic radical. Why not a section on radicals of thiols at thiol? Is this page necessary? Jesanj (talk) 21:52, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
- I was thinking this should redirect to sulfanyl after merging. Is there anything that was here that is not already at thiol? Jesanj (talk) 22:34, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
- Oh, but good idea anyway. Sulfanyl is apparently the name of the diatomic species SH. A newsy molecule found in clouds but otherwise pretty obscure, at least presently. It has little to do with mercapto radicals, which are no obscure. But maybe I will sharpen my redirect. Thanks, for noticing. --Smokefoot (talk) 23:39, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
- Mercapto radical is the common name for sulfanyl as chosen by NIST. Mercaptan radical and thiol radical are obvious redirects to that spot, but I don't think mercapto radical is. Jesanj (talk) 23:55, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
- Okay, maybe still imperfect, but I put a "see also" at the thiyl radical spot in thiol#Thiyl radicals. If you think that redoing is needed, just say so. I admit to feeling like some niche group has swiped a term that would be confusing to my organosulfur brethren and sisteren (if that's a word).--Smokefoot (talk) 02:30, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry. I should be more clear. Mercapto radical should be a redirect to sulfanyl, per NIST, and other sources such as [1], [2], and [3]. It's a common name and common sense kind of approach, it seems! Jesanj (talk) 02:40, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
- Cool. I will put a see also on sulfanyl. --Smokefoot (talk) 03:01, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
- Okay, maybe still imperfect, but I put a "see also" at the thiyl radical spot in thiol#Thiyl radicals. If you think that redoing is needed, just say so. I admit to feeling like some niche group has swiped a term that would be confusing to my organosulfur brethren and sisteren (if that's a word).--Smokefoot (talk) 02:30, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
- Mercapto radical is the common name for sulfanyl as chosen by NIST. Mercaptan radical and thiol radical are obvious redirects to that spot, but I don't think mercapto radical is. Jesanj (talk) 23:55, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
- Oh, but good idea anyway. Sulfanyl is apparently the name of the diatomic species SH. A newsy molecule found in clouds but otherwise pretty obscure, at least presently. It has little to do with mercapto radicals, which are no obscure. But maybe I will sharpen my redirect. Thanks, for noticing. --Smokefoot (talk) 23:39, 9 October 2011 (UTC)