2-Chloroethyl sulfide structure

Structure CI-CH2-CH2-S-CH2-CH2-Cl Synonyms bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide 2,2 -di-chlorodiethyl sulfide /6, /1-dichloroethyl sulfide l,l-thiobis(2-chloroethane) 1-chlo-ro-2-(/6-chloroethylthio)ethane yperite HD... 

Agent HD [bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide sulfur mustard CAS no. 505-60-2] is a colorless, odorless, oily liquid with a molecular weight of 159.08 and a water solubility of 0.092 g per 100 g at 22 °C (DA 1974 MacNaughton and Brewer 1994) (see Table 4). Agent HD is also referred to as distilled mustard, with laboratory samples having a purity range of 95%-100% (DA 1974). Its chemical structure is... 

Agent HT is a product of a reaction that yields about 60% agent HD [bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide] and less than 40% agent T [bis-[2-(2-chloroethylthio)-ethyl] ether], plus a variety of sulfur contaminants and impurities. The composition of this mixture may change with time as the result of degradation reactions. The chemical structures of the two major components are... 

Decontamination of chemical warfare agents (CWA s) is important not only for battlefield applications, but for cleanup as well. Some common CWA s are VX-((9-ethyl S -(2iisopropylamino)ethyl methylphosphonotioate), which is a nerve gas, and HD (mustard gas), which is a blistering agent. For much of the CWA decontamination research, CWA simulants which have similar chemical structures and properties as CWA s but are much less toxic, are used. In the work described here, DMMP (dimethylmethylphosphonate) and 2-CEES (2 chloroethyl sulfide) will be used as CWA simulants for VX and HD,... 

M. J. Tubergen, A. Lesarri, R. D. Suenram, A. C. Samuels, J. O. Jensen, M.W. EUzy, J. M. Lochner, Rotational spectra, nuclear quadrupole hypeifme tensors, and conformational structures of the mustard gas simulant 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, J. Mol. Spec., 233, 180-188 (2005). 

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