文摘
N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine (heen) can be coordinated to give a single diastereoisomer of (OC-6-12¡ä)-[Co(heen)2(NO2)2](NO3), one of many possible isomers, which has been crystallographically characterised. The pendant alcohol groups can be then converted to the related alkyl halide. This represents a way of preparing a complex of a mustard ligand without having to prepare or handle the mustard itself.