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Nerve Agent Degradation with Polyoxoniobates (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 14/2014)
Author(s) -
Kinnan Mark K.,
Creasy William R.,
Fullmer Lauren B.,
SchreuderGibson Heidi L.,
Nyman May
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201490066
Subject(s) - nerve agent , chemistry , cover (algebra) , soman , neutralization , counterion , protonation , sarin , computational chemistry , ion , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , immunology , antibody , engineering , acetylcholinesterase , biology , enzyme
The cover picture shows a cloud of nerve agents, fluorophosphate molecules like Soman or Sarin, encountering a net of polyoxoniobates; and this net, enveloping the earth, is illustrated to be protective against humans. Polyoxoniobates are very basic as a result of their high charge density and are therefore readily protonated; thus, they can neutralize nerve agents by replacing the P–F bond with a P–OH bond. This study demonstrates the neutralization of authentic and model nerve agents with use of polyoxoniobates and the surprising effect of the counterion on the neutralization reaction. Details are discussed in the article by M. Nyman et al. on p. 2361 ff . For more on the story behind the cover research, see the Cover Profile .