Chemistry:O-Mustard

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O-Mustard
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1-Chloro-2-[(2-{2-[(2-chloroethyl)sulfanyl]ethoxy}ethyl)sulfanyl]ethane
Other names
Bis[2-(2-chloroethylsulfanyl)ethyl] ether
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C8H16Cl2OS2
Molar mass 263.24 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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O-Mustard (T) is a vesicant chemical weapon, a type of mustard gas, with around 3 times the toxicity of the original sulfur mustard. It was developed in England in the 1930s as a thickener for mustard gas to make it more persistent when used in warm climates. A mixture of 60% sulfur mustard and 40% O-mustard also has a lower freezing point than pure sulfur mustard, and was given the code name HT. O-mustard is a Schedule I substance under the Chemical Weapons Convention.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. "FM 3–8". Chemical Reference Handbook. US Army. 1967. 
  2. (in Russian) Отравляющие вещества. Учебное пособие. — M.: Воениздат. 1990. pp. 271. ISBN 5203003416. 
  3. Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents. (Second ed.). CRC Press. 2008. pp. 157–159. ISBN 9780849314346. 
  4. Compendium of Chemical Warfare Agents.. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag. 2006. ISBN 9780387346267.