Ethyldichloroarsine

Ethyldichloroarsine, sometimes abbreviated "ED" and also known as ethyl Dick, 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. 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.

Ethyldichloroarsine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Ethylarsonous dichloride
Other names
ED
Dichloroethylarsane; DICK
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.009.019
EC Number
  • 209-919-3
RTECS number
  • CH3500000
UNII
UN number 1892
  • InChI=1S/C2H5AsCl2/c1-2-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3
    Key: LQSFEOMOHFPNEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC[As](Cl)Cl
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
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
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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