Sulfonium
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A sulfonium ion, also known as sulfonium compound, is a positively charged sulfur atom carrying three alkyl groups as substituents (S+R3). Salts consisting of the positively charged sulfonium cation and a negatively charged anion are called sulfonium salts.
Sulfonium compounds can be synthesized from dialkylsulfides with alkyl halides:
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- IUPAC definition (short pdf)