dichlorophenylarsine
Sign in to savePhenyldichloroarsine, also known by its wartime name phenyl Dick and its NATO abbreviation PD, is an organic arsenical vesicant and vomiting agent developed by Germany and France for use as a chemical warfare agent during World War I. The agent is known by multiple synonyms and is technically classified as a vesicant, or blister agent.
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- Mass
- 221.898
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- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)[As](Cl)Cl
- chemical formula
- C₆H₅AsCl₂
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- Phenyldichloroarsine
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Phenyldichloroarsine, also known by its wartime name phenyl Dick and its NATO abbreviation PD, is an organic arsenical vesicant and vomiting agent developed by Germany and France for use as a chemical warfare agent during World War I. The agent is known by multiple synonyms and is technically classified as a vesicant, or blister agent.
==History== PD was prepared during 1917–18 in Germany and France, during World War II it was prepared in Germany.