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Compounds having two -haloalkyl groups bound to a sulfur atom, as in (XCH2CH2)2S, and their analogues, the nitrogen (and phosphorus) mustards, (XCH2CH2)2NR. Compounds having one -haloalkyl group and one -hydroxyalkyl group on S are termed hemi- or semi-mustards by some chemists.


See also:

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neighbouring group participation definition
NADPH definition
Newman Projection definition
multilevel metal (MLM) definition