Introducing THIODIGLYCOL a versatile product with a good balance of properties and applications

This advertisement from a chemical trade magazine promotes thiodiglycol as a `versatile product.' The chemical is used in textile printing, photo developing solutions, and ink for ball-point pens. It's also one step away from mustard gas, a blistering and often lethal chemical warfare agent. The ready commercial availability of chemicals like thiodiglycol is a major obstacle to preventing the spread of chemical weapons.