Xanthogenate vs. Xanthate — What's the Difference?

Xanthate

Xanthate usually refers to a salt with the formula ROCS−2M+ (R = alkyl; M+ = Na+, K+), thus they are the metal-thioate/O-esters of dithiocarbonate. The name xanthates is derived from Ancient Greek ξανθός xanthos, meaning “yellowish, golden”, and indeed most xanthate salts are yellow.

A salt of xanthic acid.

A salt or ester of a xanthic acid, especially a simple xanthic acid salt, as of sodium or potassium, used as a flotation collector for copper, silver, and gold.

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of xanthic acid.

A salt of xanthic; a xanthogenate.

A salt or ester of xanthic acid