polysulfide
Noun
Meaning
polysulfide (plural polysulfides)
(chemistry) Any compound of general formula RSnR having a chain of more than two sulfur atoms; any derivative of a polysulfane.
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Blue, violet, and pink The nature of the polysulfide dictates the color of the solid.
It is not an iron(IV) compound, but is actually an iron(II) polysulfide containing Fe 2+ and Smain ions in a distorted sodium chloride structure.
Some of these cages contain polysulfide ( Smain ) groups that are the chromophore (color centre).