Sesquimustard

Sesquimustard
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,2-Bis[(2-chloroethyl)sulfanyl]ethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	3563-36-8;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	18025;
PubChem CID	19092;
UNII	5Y1NV229PO;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7074793 ;
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Properties
Chemical formula	C6H12Cl2S2
Molar mass	219.18 g·mol−1
Appearance	pale brown crystals
Melting point	56.5 °C (133.7 °F; 329.6 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sesquimustard (military code Q, also known as One-and-one-half mustard) is a vesicant chemical weapon, a type of mustard gas. In its pure form it has up to 5 times the potency as a vesicant compared to the original sulfur mustard, though it is a solid when pure and so was only ever deployed militarily as mixtures with the original sulfur mustard, and/or with phosgene. It is a Schedule I substance under the Chemical Weapons Convention.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ Vocci, Frank J.; Ballard, Thomas A.; Yevich, Paul; Punte, Charles L. (1963). "Inhalation toxicity studies with aerosols of sesqui-mustard". Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 5 (6): 677–684. doi:10.1016/0041-008X(63)90061-9. PMID 14082474. S2CID 2261517.
^ Gupta, A.K.; Dubey, D.K.; Kaushik, M.P. (2007). "A simple and economical chemical neutralization method for the destruction of sulfur mustard and its analogues". Journal of Hazardous Materials. 139 (1): 154–159. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.06.016. PMID 16846683. S2CID 36625534.
^ Blum, Marc-Michael; Richter, Annika; Siegert, Markus; Thiermann, Horst; John, Harald (2020). "Adduct of the blistering warfare agent sesquimustard with human serum albumin and its mass spectrometric identification for biomedical verification of exposure". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 412 (28): 7723–7737. doi:10.1007/s00216-020-02917-w. PMC 7550388. PMID 32902690. S2CID 221542205.

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[1] Vocci, Frank J.; Ballard, Thomas A.; Yevich, Paul; Punte, Charles L. (1963). "Inhalation toxicity studies with aerosols of sesqui-mustard". Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 5 (6): 677–684. doi:10.1016/0041-008X(63)90061-9. PMID 14082474. S2CID 2261517.

[2] Gupta, A.K.; Dubey, D.K.; Kaushik, M.P. (2007). "A simple and economical chemical neutralization method for the destruction of sulfur mustard and its analogues". Journal of Hazardous Materials. 139 (1): 154–159. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.06.016. PMID 16846683. S2CID 36625534.

[3] Blum, Marc-Michael; Richter, Annika; Siegert, Markus; Thiermann, Horst; John, Harald (2020). "Adduct of the blistering warfare agent sesquimustard with human serum albumin and its mass spectrometric identification for biomedical verification of exposure". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 412 (28): 7723–7737. doi:10.1007/s00216-020-02917-w. PMC 7550388. PMID 32902690. S2CID 221542205.

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Sesquimustard

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