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phenarsazine chloride
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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.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C12H9AsClN
- Molecular weight
- 277.58 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 10-chloro-5H-phenarsazinine
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)NC3=CC=CC=C3[As]2Cl
- InChIKey
- PBNSPNYJYOYWTA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 12 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- chlorine
- Mass
- 276.964
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- boiling point
- 410
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)NC3=CC=CC=C3[As]2Cl
- chemical formula
- C₁₂H₉AsClN
- melting point
- 195
- vapor pressure
- 0.0000000000002
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- Adamsite
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Composition
- Effects
- Usage
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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.
==Composition== DM is an odourless crystalline compound with a very low vapour pressure. The colour of the crystals ranges from bright yellow to dark green depending on the purity. It is readily soluble in some organic solvents (e.g., acetone, dichloromethane), but nearly insoluble in water. In vaporous form it appears as a canary yellow smoke.
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