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Preferred IUPAC name
Ethylarsonous dichloride | |||
Other names
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Dichloroethylarsane; DICK | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.009.019 | ||
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UN number | 1892 | ||
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Properties | |||
C2H5AsCl2 | |||
Molar mass | 174.8893 g/mol | ||
Appearance | Colorless, mobile liquid | ||
Density | 1.742 @ 14 °C | ||
Melting point | −65 °C (−85 °F; 208 K) | ||
Boiling point | 156 °C (313 °F; 429 K) (decomposes) | ||
Soluble in alcohol, benzene, ether, and water | |||
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Highly toxic, irritant | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ethyldichloroarsine, sometimes abbreviated as "ED" and "CY" and also known as ethyl Dick,[1] is an organoarsenic compound with the formula CH3CH2AsCl2. This colourless volatile liquid is a highly toxic obsolete vesicant or blister agent that was used during World War I in chemical warfare.[2] 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.[3]