Molecule: sulfite

A sulfur oxoanion that is the conjugate base of hydrogen sulfite (H2SO3).
Synonyms for sulfite :
SO3
SO3(2-)
SULFITE ION
[SO3](2-)
sulfite
sulphite
Molecular Formula: O3S
Molecular wt: 80.06420 g/mole
Charge: -2
SMILES: [O-]S([O-])=O
InChIKey: LSNNMFCWUKXFEE-UHFFFAOYSA-L
InChI=1S/H2O3S/c1-4(2)3/h(H2,1,2,3)/p-2
CHEBI:17359
Sample reactions for this molecule:
Sulfite is oxidized to sulfate
Persulfide sulfur is dioxygenated
Persulfide sulfur is transferred onto sulfite
Thiosulfate can transfer its sulfur atom to glutathione
TST transfers sulfur from S2O3(2-) to HCN to form HSCN