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dichloroethylarsine
Sign in to saveEthyldichloroarsine, also known as ED, CY, and ethyl Dick, is an organoarsenic compound with the formula CH3CH2AsCl2. This colourless volatile liquid is a highly toxic vesicant (blister agent) that was used during World War I in chemical warfare. The molecule is pyramidal with the Cl–As–Cl and C–As–Cl angles approaching 90° (see image). Ethyldichloroarsine has high chronic toxicity, similar to lewisite.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H5AsCl2
- Molecular weight
- 174.89 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dichloro(ethyl)arsane
- SMILES
- CC[As](Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- LQSFEOMOHFPNEB-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
- 173.898
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- canonical SMILES
- CC[As](Cl)Cl
- chemical formula
- C₂H₅AsCl₂
- Commons category
- Ethyldichloroarsine
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Ethyldichloroarsine, also known as ED, CY, and ethyl Dick, is an organoarsenic compound with the formula CH3CH2AsCl2. This colourless volatile liquid is a highly toxic vesicant (blister agent) that was used during World War I in chemical warfare. The molecule is pyramidal with the Cl–As–Cl and C–As–Cl angles approaching 90° (see image). Ethyldichloroarsine has high chronic toxicity, similar to lewisite.
== References ==
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