Sulfenyl fluorides and bromides are also known.  Simple sulfenyl iodides are unknown because they are unstable with respect to the disulfide and iodine:
Sulfenyl iodides can be isolated as stable compounds if they bear alkyl steric protecting groups as part of a cavity-shaped framework, illustrating the technique of kinetic stabilization of a reactive functionality, as in the case of sulfenic acids.
A related class of compounds are the alkylsulfur trichlorides, as exemplified by methylsulfur trichloride, .
The corresponding selenenyl halides, , are more commonly encountered in the laboratory. Sulfenyl chlorides are used in the production of agents used in the vulcanization of rubber.