3062. Dichloro(2-chlorovinyl)arsine
Nomenclature
CAS number: 541-25-3;
50361-05-2
((E)-form)
;
34461-56-8
((Z)-form)
As-(2-Chloroethenyl)arsonous dichloride; 2-chlorovinyldichloroarsine; chlorovinylarsine dichloride; Lewisite. C2H2AsCl3; mol wt 207.32.
C 11.59%, H 0.97%, As 36.14%, Cl 51.30%.
Description and references
Vesicant used as chemical weapon. Prepn: S. J. Green, T. S. Price, J. Chem. Soc. 119, 448 (1921); W. L. Lewis, G. A. Perkins, Ind. Eng. Chem. 15, 290 (1923). Review of military experience: G. N. Jarman in Adv. Chem. Ser. 23, entitled “Metal-Organic Compounds,” M. Sittig, Ed. (ACS, Washington DC, 1959) pp 328-337. Determn of degradation products in soil: B. A. Tomkins et al., J. Chromatogr. A 909, 13 (2001); in urine: J. V. Wooten et al., J. Chromatogr. B 772, 147 (2002). Review of chemistry, toxicology and biological effects: M. Goldman, J. C. Dacre, Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 110, 75-115 (1989).
