Compounds having two
β-haloalkyl groups bound to a sulfur atom, as in
(XC2H2C2H2)2S, and their analogues, the nitrogen (and phosphorus) mustards,
(XC2H2C2H2)2NR.
Compounds having one β-haloalkyl group and one
β-hydroxyalkyl group on
S
are termed hemi- or semi-mustards by some chemists.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1350
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
