Lachrymatory agents

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Acrolein (systematic name: propenal) is the simplest unsaturated aldehyde. It is a colorless liquid with a foul and acrid aroma. The smell of burnt fat (as when cooking oil is heated to its smoke point) is caused by glycerol in the burning fat breaking down into acrolein. It is produced industrially from propene and mainly used as a biocide and a building block to other chemical compounds, such as the amino acid methionine.

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Cyanogen is the chemical compound with the formula . Its structure is . The simplest stable carbon nitride, it is a colorless and highly toxic gas with a pungent odor. The molecule is a pseudohalogen. Cyanogen molecules are linear, and consist of two CN groups ‒ analogous to diatomic halogen molecules, such as Cl, but far less oxidizing. The two cyano groups are bonded together at their carbon atoms, though other isomers have been detected. The name is also used for the CN radical, and hence is used for compounds such as cyanogen bromide () (but see also Cyano radical). When burned at increase

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Chloropicrin, also known as PS (from Port Sunlight) and nitrochloroform, is a chemical compound currently used as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, and nematicide. It was used as a poison gas in World War I and the Russian military has been accused of using it in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Its chemical structural formula is .

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Adamsite or DM is an organic compound; technically, an arsenical diphenylaminechlorarsine, that can be used as a riot control agent. DM belongs to the group of chemical warfare agents known as vomiting agents or sneeze gases. First synthesized in Germany by Heinrich Otto Wieland in 1915, it was independently developed by the US chemist Roger Adams (for whom it is named) at the University of Illinois in 1918.

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Crotonaldehyde is a chemical compound with the formula CH3CH=CHCHO. The compound is usually sold as a mixture of the E- and Z-isomers, which differ with respect to the relative position of the methyl and formyl groups. The E-isomer is more common. This lachrymatory liquid is moderately soluble in water and miscible in organic solvents. As an unsaturated aldehyde, crotonaldehyde is a versatile intermediate in organic synthesis. It occurs in a variety of foodstuffs, e.g. soybean oils.

Bromoacetone is an organic compound with the formula . It is a colorless liquid although impure samples appear yellow or even brown. It is a lachrymatory agent and a precursor to other organic compounds.

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Chloroacetone is a liquid, a chemical compound with the formula . Regulated for its potential as a tear gas, it is primarily a chemical intermediate in commerce.

forbidden potent and persisting lachrymatory agent

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Nonivamide, also called pelargonic acid vanillylamide or PAVA, is an organic compound and a capsaicinoid. It is an amide of pelargonic acid (n-nonanoic acid) and vanillyl amine. It is present in chili peppers, but is commonly manufactured synthetically. It is more heat-stable than capsaicin.

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'''syn-Propanethial S-oxide (or (Z)-propanethial S-oxide'), a member of a class of organosulfur compounds known as thiocarbonyl S''-oxides (formerly "sulfines"), is a volatile liquid that acts as a lachrymatory agent (triggers tearing and stinging on contact with the eyes).

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Fluoroacetone is an organofluorine compound with the chemical formula . Under normal conditions, the substance is a colorless liquid with a distinct odour. Fluoroacetone is known for its highly toxic and flammable nature. Fumes of fluoroacetone can form an explosive mixture with air, which makes it extremely hazardous.

Iodoacetone is an organoiodine compound with the chemical formula The substance is a colorless liquid under normal conditions, soluble in ethanol.

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Tetrachlorodinitroethane is a chlorinated nitroalkane produced by nitration of tetrachloroethylene with dinitrogen tetroxide or fuming nitric acid. It is a powerful lachrymatory agent and pulmonary agent that is six times more toxic than chloropicrin. Tetrachlorodinitroethane may be used as a fumigant.

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4-Nonanoylmorpholine [pelargonic acid morpholide, N-nonanoylmorpholine, MPK or МПК (for '), or MPA'] is an amide of pelargonic acid and morpholine. It is an ingredient of tear gas.

Spray to deter charging bears