Phenyldichloroarsine

Phenyldichloroarsine
Skeletal formula of phenyldichloroarsine
Ball-and-stick model of the phenyldichloroarsine molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Phenylarsonous dichloride
Other names
Dichlorophenylarsane
Dichloro(phenyl)arsine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations PD (NATO)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.721 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 211-791-9
RTECS number
  • CH5425000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H5AsCl2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H checkY
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  • Cl[As](Cl)c1ccccc1
Properties
C6H5AsCl2
Molar mass 222.9315 g/mol
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 1.65 g/cm3 (at 20 °C)
Melting point −20 °C (−4 °F; 253 K)
Boiling point 252 to 255 °C (486 to 491 °F; 525 to 528 K)
Reacts
Solubility acetone, ether, benzene
log P 3.060
Vapor pressure 0.033
3.00E-05 atm·m3/mole
Atmospheric OH rate constant
 1.95E-12 cm3/molecule·s
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Flammability, incapacitation, blistering
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 4: Very short exposure could cause death or major residual injury. E.g. VX gasFlammability 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g. canola oilInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Flash point 16 °C (61 °F; 289 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
2,500 mg·min/m3
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
 0.5 mg/m2
Safety data sheet (SDS) New Jersey MSDS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Phenyldichloroarsine, also known by its wartime name phenyl Dick[1] and its NATO abbreviation PD, is an organic arsenical vesicant and vomiting agent developed by Germany and France for use as a chemical warfare agent during World War I. The agent is known by multiple synonyms and is technically classified as a vesicant, or blister agent.

  1. ^ Wood JR (May 1944). "Chemical Warfare-A Chemical and Toxicological Review". American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health. 34 (5): 455–60. doi:10.2105/AJPH.34.5.455. PMC 1625133. PMID 18015982.