- Diphenylcyanoarsine
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Diphenylcyanoarsine Diphenylarsinous cyanideSystematic nameDiphenylarsanecarbonitrileOther namesClark 2
Diphenylarsinecarbonitrile
Diphenylcyanoarsine
Diphenylarsine cyanide
Di(phenyl)arsanylformonitrileIdentifiers CAS number 23525-22-6 PubChem 64506 ChemSpider 58070 EC number 245-716-6 MeSH Clark+2 Jmol-3D images Image 1
Image 2- C1=CC=C(C=C1)[As](C#N)C2=CC=CC=C2
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Properties Molecular formula C13H10AsN Molar mass 255.15 g mol−1 Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references Diphenylcyanoarsine, also called CLARK 2 (Cyanide-Arsenic Kampfstoff) by the Germans, was discovered in 1918 by Sturniolo and Bellinzoni[1] and shortly thereafter used like the related Clark 1 gas by the Germans for chemical warfare in the First World War. The substance forms colourless, garlic-smelling crystals and causes nausea, vomiting and headaches. It can subsequently lead to e.g. pulmonary oedema (fluid on the lungs).
See also
- Clark 1
- Clark 3
- Chemical weapons
References
- ^ Sturniolo, G. und Bellinzoni , G. (1919); Boll. chim. pharm., 58, 409–410
Categories:- Chemical weapons
- Vomiting agents
- Organoarsenic compounds
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)[As](C#N)C2=CC=CC=C2
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