Why bisulfite addition is accompanied by proton transfer?
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Bisulfide (systematically named sulfanideand hydrogen(sulfide)(1−)) is an inorganicanion with the chemical formula HS− (also written as SH−). It contributes no color to bisulfide salts, and its salts may have a distinctive putrid smell. It is classified as a strong base, bisulfide solutions are corrosive and attack the skin.
Proton transfer is rapid, especially if it is transferred from a very acidic position. For example, a proton can easily be transferred from a positively charged oxygen atom to a neutral oxygen (resulting in a new, neutral oxygen and a new, positive oxygen). These species would be in equilibrium with each other.
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