Polysulfide
![Two parallel monatomic sulfur chains grown inside a single-wall carbon nanotube (CNT, a). Zig-zag (b) and straight (c) S chains inside double-wall CNTs.[1]](/Images/godic/202502/02/S@CNT3840.jpg")
![Fragment of the solid-state structure of Na2S5. The S2−5 chain is evident.[3]](/Images/godic/202502/02/lossless-page1-220px-Na2S5Packing.tif3841.png")


Polysulfides are a class of chemical compounds containing chains of sulfur atoms. There are two main classes of polysulfides: anions and organic polysulfides. Anions have the general formula S2−
n. These anions are the conjugate bases of the hydrogen polysulfides H2Sn. Organic polysulfides generally have the formulae RSnR, where R = alkyl or aryl.