Ethyldichloroarsine

Ethyldichloroarsine

Ethyldichloroarsine

Chemical compound

Ethyldichloroarsine, sometimes abbreviated as "ED" and "CY" and also known as ethyl Dick,[1] is an organoarsenic compound with the formula CH3CH2AsCl2. This colourless volatile liquid is a highly toxic obsolete vesicant or blister agent that was used during World War I in chemical warfare.[2] The molecule is pyramidal with the Cl-As-Cl and C-As-Cl angles approaching 90° (see image). Ethyldichloroarsine has high chronic toxicity, similar to lewisite.[3]

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    Wood JR (May 1944). "Chemical Warfare-A Chemical and Toxicological Review". American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health. 34 (5): 455–60. doi:10.2105/AJPH.34.5.455. PMC 1625133. PMID 18015982.
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    "Methyldichloroarsine". NorthShore University HealthSystem. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011.
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    Okumura A, Takada Y, Watanabe S, Hashimoto H, Ezawa N, Seto Y, et al. (July 2016). "In-Line Reactions and Ionizations of Vaporized Diphenylchloroarsine and Diphenylcyanoarsine in Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry". Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 27 (7): 1219–26. Bibcode:2016JASMS..27.1219O. doi:10.1007/s13361-016-1394-0. PMID 27098411.
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