Chemistry:Peracetyl borate

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Short description: Chemical compound

Peracetyl borate is a chemical combining peracetic acid crystallised with acetic acid and sodium tetrahydroxyborate. (Na2B4O5(OH)4.•CH3COOH•2CH3COO2H.[1]

When it reacts with water, peracetic acid is released.[2]

Peracetyl borate is used to decontaminate biological[3] and chemical warfare agents,[4] and opioid contamination. It works by forming N-oxides that do not have the same physiological effect. It is found in a commercial product called Dahlgren Decon.[2]

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