Title: sulfamic acids
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - sulfamic acids
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S06091
Status: current

Definition
$\ce{H2NS(=O)2OH}$ (sulfamic acid) and its N-hydrocarbyl derivatives. Sulfamic acid is called sulfamidic acid in inorganic chemistry.

Related Term
- hydrocarbyl: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/H02891

Source
- PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1367 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

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Citation: Citation: 'sulfamic acids' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S06091
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