Destruction of chemical warfare agent simulants by air and moisture stable metal NHC complexes

Weetman, Catherine and Notman, Stuart and Arnold, Polly L. (2018) Destruction of chemical warfare agent simulants by air and moisture stable metal NHC complexes. Dalton Transactions, 47 (8). pp. 2568-2574. ISSN 1477-9226 (https://doi.org/10.1039/c7dt04805j)

[thumbnail of Weetman-etal-DT-2018-Destruction-of-chemical-warfare-agent-simulants-by-air]
Preview
 Text. Filename: Weetman_etal_DT_2018_Destruction_of_chemical_warfare_agent_simulants_by_air.pdf
Final Published Version
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 logo
Download (381kB)| Preview

Abstract

The cooperative effect of both NHC and metal centre has been found to destroy chemical warfare agent (CWA) simulants. Choice of both the metal and NHC is key to these transformations as simple, monodentate N-heterocyclic carbenes in combination with silver or vanadium can promote stoichiometric destruction, whilst bidentate, aryloxide-tethered NHC complexes of silver and alkali metals promote breakdown under mild heating. Iron–NHC complexes generated in situ are competent catalysts for the destruction of each of the three targetted CWA simulants.

ORCID iDs

Weetman, Catherine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5643-9256, Notman, Stuart and Arnold, Polly L.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:73699
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    28 February 2018
    Published
    31 January 2018
    Published Online
    17 January 2018
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Chemistry
    Department:Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:24 Aug 2020 14:18
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 12:46
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/73699
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)