Preferred Label : mustards;
IUPAC definition : Compounds having two β-haloalkyl groups bound to a sulfur atom, as in (XC sub 2 /sub
H sub 2 /sub C sub 2 /sub H sub 2 /sub ) sub 2 /sub S, and their analogues, the nitrogen
(and phosphorus) mustards, (XC sub 2 /sub H sub 2 /sub C sub 2 /sub H sub 2 /sub )
sub 2 /sub NR. Compounds having one β-haloalkyl group and one β-hydroxyalkyl group
on S are termed hemi- or semi-mustards by some chemists.;
Origin ID : M04071;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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Compounds having two β-haloalkyl groups bound to a sulfur atom, as in (XC sub 2 /sub
H sub 2 /sub C sub 2 /sub H sub 2 /sub ) sub 2 /sub S, and their analogues, the nitrogen
(and phosphorus) mustards, (XC sub 2 /sub H sub 2 /sub C sub 2 /sub H sub 2 /sub )
sub 2 /sub NR. Compounds having one β-haloalkyl group and one β-hydroxyalkyl group
on S are termed hemi- or semi-mustards by some chemists.
