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Bis(2-Chloroethyl)sulfide

CAS RN: 505-60-2

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In pure aqueous media, most sulfur mustard is hydrolyzed to thiodiglycol and hydrochloric acid.

Pechura CM and Rall DP, Eds; Committee to Survey the Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite, Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Science; Veterans at Risk: The Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite. National Academy Press, Washington, DC (1993).

When heated to decomposition ... emits highly toxic fumes of /sulfur oxides and hydrogen chloride/.

Lewis, R.J. Sr. (ed) Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. 11th Edition. Wiley-Interscience, Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ. 2004. 468.

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