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methyldichloroarsine
Sign in to saveMethyldichloroarsine, sometimes abbreviated "MD" and also known as methyl Dick, is an organoarsenic compound with the formula CH3AsCl2. This colourless volatile liquid is a highly toxic vesicant that has been used in chemical warfare.
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It sits within the topics Arsenical vesicants, Arsenic(III) compounds and Chembox image size set.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- CH3AsCl2
- Molecular weight
- 160.86 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dichloro(methyl)arsane
- SMILES
- C[As](Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- VXRMBBLRHSRVDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- chlorine
- Mass
- 159.882777
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- canonical SMILES
- C[As](Cl)Cl
- chemical formula
- CH₃AsCl₂
- Commons category
- Methyldichloroarsine
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Structure, synthesis, reactivity
- Use as a weapon
- Symptoms of poisoning
- Protection
- See also
- References
Methyldichloroarsine, sometimes abbreviated "MD" and also known as methyl Dick, is an organoarsenic compound with the formula CH3AsCl2. This colourless volatile liquid is a highly toxic vesicant that has been used in chemical warfare.
==History== German chemists weaponized methyldichloroarsine during World War I, between 1917 and 1918. It was the first organoarsenic compound to be weaponized.
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