In-Situ NMR Study of Activated Peroxide Decontamination of 13C-Enriched HD

摘要

Base-activated hydrogen peroxide formulations are under development as broad spectrum decontaminants for chemical and biological weapons. In the decontamination of nerve agents such as VX and GD, these formulations produce the perhydrolysis products ethyl methylphosphonic acid (EMPA) and pinacolyl methylphosphonic acid (GD acid), respectively. The decontamination of distilled mustard (HD) produces a more complex mixture of products, which are not readily characterizable by any single analytical technique.