Arsenical

Arsenicals are chemical compounds that contain arsenic. In a military context, the term arsenical refer to toxic arsenic compounds that are used as chemical warfare agents. This include blister agents, blood agents and vomiting agents. Historically, they were used extensively as insecticides, especially lead arsenate.

Examples

Blister agents

• Ethyldichloroarsine
• Lewisite
• Methyldichloroarsine
• Phenyldichloroarsine

Blood agents

• Arsine

Vomiting agents

• Adamsite
• Diphenylchlorarsine
• Diphenylcyanoarsine
• Phenyldichloroarsine

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