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Sodium ethyl xanthate (SEX) is an organosulfur compound with the chemical formula CH3CH2OCS2Na. It is a pale yellow powder which characteristically hydrolyzes to release malodorous products. Sodium ethyl xanthate is predominantly used in the mining industry as a flotation agent.

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IUPAC name
sodium O-ethylcarbonodithioate

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