Flashcards: Lachrymatory agents

Acrolein (systematic name: propenal) is the simplest unsaturated aldehyde.

Benzyl chloride, or α-chlorotoluene, is an organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2Cl.

Crotonaldehyde is a chemical compound with the formula CH3CH=CHCHO.

4-Nonanoylmorpholine (pelargonic acid morpholide, N-nonanoylmorpholine, MPK or МПК (for морфолид пеларгоновой кислоты), or MPA) is an amide of pelargonic acid and morpholine.

Methyl isocyanate (MIC) is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH3NCO.

Tear gas, formally known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from the Latin lacrima, meaning "tear"), is a chemical weapon that causes severe eye, respiratory, and skin irritation, pain, vomiting, and even blindness.

Acetic anhydride, or ethanoic anhydride, is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3CO)2O.

Chlorosulfuric acid (IUPAC name: sulfurochloridic acid) is the inorganic compound with the formula HSO3Cl.

Bromobenzyl cyanide (BBC) is an obsolete lachrymatory agent introduced in World War I by the Allied Powers.

Nonivamide, also called pelargonic acid vanillylamide or PAVA, is an organic compound and a capsaicinoid.

Thionyl chloride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula SOCl2.

Adamsite or DM is an organic compound; technically, an arsenical diphenylaminechlorarsine, that can be used as a riot control agent.

The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile) (chemical formula: C10H5ClN2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of a tear gas commonly referred to as CS gas, which is used as a riot control agent.

Phenacyl chloride is a substituted acetophenone.

Tungsten(VI) fluoride, also known as tungsten hexafluoride, is the inorganic compound of tungsten and fluorine with the formula WF6.

CR gas or dibenzoxazepine (also referred to as DBO), or its chemical name dibenz[b,f][1,4]oxazepine, is an incapacitating agent and a lachrymatory agent.

Chloropicrin, also known as PS and nitrochloroform, is a chemical compound currently used as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, and nematicide.

Bromoacetone is an organic compound with the formula CH3COCH2Br.

Benzyl bromide, or α-bromotoluene, is an organic compound consisting of a benzene ring substituted with a bromomethyl group.

Chloroacetone is a chemical compound with the formula CH3COCH2Cl.

Ethyl acrylate is an organic compound with the formula CH2CHCO2CH2CH3.

syn-Propanethial S-oxide (C3H6OS), a member of a class of organosulfur compounds known as thiocarbonyl S-oxides (formerly "sulfines"), is a liquid that acts as a lachrymatory agent (triggers tearing and stinging on contact with the eyes).

Propanoic anhydride is an organic compound with the formula (CH3CH2CO)2O.

Acryloyl chloride, also known as 2-propenoyl chloride or acrylic acid chloride, is a clear, light yellow, flammable liquid with an acrid smell.

Ethyl 2-bromoacetate is the chemical compound with the formula CH2BrCO2C2H5.

Phenacyl bromide is the organic compound with the formula C6H5C(O)CH2Br.

Methyl isothiocyanate is the organosulfur compound with the formula CH3N=C=S.

White Cross (Weisskreuz) is a World War I chemical warfare agent consisting of one or more lachrymatory agents: bromoacetone (BA), bromobenzyl cyanide (Camite), bromomethyl ethyl ketone (homomartonite, Bn-stoff), chloroacetone (Tonite, A-stoff), ethyl bromoacetate, and/or xylyl bromide.

Ethyl iodoacetate is a chemical compound that is a derivative of ethyl acetate.

Chloromethyl chloroformate (CClO2CH2Cl) is a chemical compound developed for use in chemical warfare in World War I.

Data on CS gas.

PAVA spray is an incapacitant spray dispensed from a hand-held canister in a liquid stream.