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IUPAC name
(RS)-2-bromo-2-phenylacetonitrile
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Other names
α-bromobenzyl cyanide
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Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.024.863 |
PubChem
CID
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CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
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Properties | |
C8H6BrN | |
Molar mass | 196.04 g mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bromobenzyl cyanide (BBC), also known in the military idiom as camite (CA), is an obsolete lachrymatory agent [1] introduced in World War I by the Allied Powers, being a standard agent, along with chloroacetophenone, adopted by the CWS. [2] When implemented in World War I, it revolutionized the use of tear agents due to their extreme potency. BBC is toxic like chlorine gas. [3]
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Names | |
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IUPAC name
(RS)-2-bromo-2-phenylacetonitrile
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Other names
α-bromobenzyl cyanide
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Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.024.863 |
PubChem
CID
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UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
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Properties | |
C8H6BrN | |
Molar mass | 196.04 g mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
|
Bromobenzyl cyanide (BBC), also known in the military idiom as camite (CA), is an obsolete lachrymatory agent [1] introduced in World War I by the Allied Powers, being a standard agent, along with chloroacetophenone, adopted by the CWS. [2] When implemented in World War I, it revolutionized the use of tear agents due to their extreme potency. BBC is toxic like chlorine gas. [3]