Bromobenzyl cyanide

Bromobenzyl cyanide

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IUPACName = 2-bromo-2-phenylacetonitrile
OtherNames = α-bromobenzyl cyanide
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 5798-79-8
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Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C8H6BrN
MolarMass = 196.04 g mol−1
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Bromobenzyl cyanide (BBC) is an obsolete lachrymatory agent introduced World War I as a harassing gas by the Allied Powers.

ee also

*CS gas
*CR gas
*Chloroacetophenone
*Lachrymatory agent

External links

* [http://www.nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/0259.pdf New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet PDF]
* [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/doctrine/dod/fm8-9/3ch7.htm FAS.org | NATO Handbook On the Medical Aspects of NBC Operation Chapter VII]
* [http://www.cbwinfo.com/History/WWI.html CBWInfo.com | Major Chemical Weapons Introductions in World War I]


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