Select Schiff base compounds for chemical agent detoxification
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorsJeffery Ray Owens, Wallace Bruce Salter, Katherine Moss Simpson
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Abstract
A Schiff base compound configured to detoxify a toxic chemical agent. The toxic chemical agent includes at least one leaving group and the Schiff base compound includes an imine having at least one Lewis base and an alkyl substituent or an aryl substituent having an electron acceptor. The at least one Schiff base nitrogen is spaced way from the electron acceptor by a distance that ranges from about 200 pm to about 1000 pm.
Claims8
A composition for detoxification of a toxic chemical agent having at least one leaving group, the composition comprising:
- 8-hydroxyquinoline or 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one;
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- a cross-linking agent configured to chemically bind 8-hydroxyquinoline or 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one to a substrate, wherein the cross-linking agent is a siloxane, an acrylate, an epoxide, or a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.