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Polysulfane
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<p>A polysulfane is a <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compound</a> of <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">formula</a> <a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">H</a>2<a href="/facts/Sulfur/IK0amTfM">S</a><i>n</i>, where <i>n</i> > 1 (although <a href="/facts/Hydrogen_disulfide/dqvSLRNJ">disulfane</a> (H2S2) is sometimes excluded). Compounds containing 2 – 8 sulfur atoms have been isolated, longer chain compounds have been detected, but only in solution. H2S2 is colourless, higher members are yellow with the colour increasing with the sulfur content. In the chemical literature the term polysulfanes is sometimes used for compounds containing −(S)<i>n</i>−, e.g. organic polysulfanes R1−(S)<i>n</i>−R2. </p>