| Title | Oxidation studies on mustard gas, and the first crystal structure of a metal-mustard gas complex |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Rajapakse, N, Mehraban, S, Pacheco, A, Patrick, BO, James, BR |
| Journal | Inorganica Chimica Acta |
| Volume | 482 |
| Pagination | 62 - 66 |
| ISSN | 0020-1693 |
| Keywords | Mustard Gas, Oxidations, Ruthenium porphyrins, X-ray structure |
| Abstract | Attempts to selectively oxidize mustard gas [(ClCH2CH2)2S, abbreviated as BCES] to the non-toxic sulfoxide using a trans-Ru(TMP)(O)2/O2 catalyst (TMP = porphyrin dianion of 5,10,15,20-tetramesitylporphyrin) have led to isolation and characterization, including an X-ray structure, of trans-Ru(TMP)(BCES)2, the first such report of a metal-mustard gas complex. |
| URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020169318304857 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ica.2018.05.012 |
