Chemistry:Dimethyl(trifluoromethylthio)arsine

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Short description: Arsenical compound for chemical weapons
Dimethyl(trifluoromethylthio)­arsine
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Trifluoromethyl dimethylarsinothioite
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C3H6AsF3S
Molar mass 206.06 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Dimethyl(trifluoromethylthio)arsine is an arsenical compound developed by the United States military chemical weapon research program, which is described as "one of the most potent lung irritants known."[1][2]

See also

References

  1. Munavalli S, Rossman DI, "Method bis(trifluoromethylthio)arsine.", US patent 5349076, issued 20 September 1994, assigned to US Secretary of Army
  2. "39.6.1.1.1.1 Method 1: Reaction of Arsenic Halides with Alkanethiols or Alkanethiolates.". Science of Synthesis 39: 413. 2008. doi:10.1055/sos-SD-039-00453.