Adamsite
Also known as Adamsit, Diphenylaminechlorarsine, Phenarsazine chloride
Key facts
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- Appearance
- Canary yellow crystals from carbon tetrachloride
- Melting point
- 195 °C
- Boiling point
- 410 °C
- Density
- 1.65
- Solubility
- Practically insoluble in water. Slightly soluble in benzene, xylene and carbon tetrachlo…
- HS code
- 293499
- Category
- Heterocyclic building blocks
- UN number
- UN 1698
What is Adamsite?
Plain description, key identifiers and synonyms
Diphenylamine chloroarsine appears as a chemical warfare vomiting agent. Diphenylamine chloroarsine is in the form of yellow crystals. The vapors are very irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes and are also nauseating.
Identifiers
Registry numbers, names and line notations, tap to copy
- IUPAC name
- 10-chloro-5H-phenarsazinine
- CAS number
- 578-94-9 CAS number cross-checked
- EC number
- 209-433-1
- Molecular formula
- C12H9AsClN
- UNII
- QI287G628L
- InChIKey
- PBNSPNYJYOYWTA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C12H9AsClN/c14-13-9-5-1-3-7-11(9)15-12-8-4-2-6-10(12)13/h1-8,15H
- SMILES (canonical and isomeric)
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)NC3=CC=CC=C3[As]2Cl
Synonyms
- Adamsit
- Diphenylaminechlorarsine
- Phenarsazine chloride
- Diphenylaminechloroarsine
- Phenazarsine chloride
- Chloro diphenylaminearsine
- 10-Chloro-5,10-dihydroarsacridine
- 5-Aza-10-arsenaanthracene chloride
- Diphenylaminochloroarsine
- Diphenylamine chloroarsine
- Phenarsazine, 10-chloro-5,10-dihydro-
- 10-Chloro-5,10-dihydrophenarsazinine
- 10-Chloro-5,10-dihydrophenarsazine
- Phenarsazine, 10-chloro-
- Phenarsazine chloride (ACN)
- Fenarsazinchlorid
- DM [Chemical Warfare Agent]
- Chlorophenarsazene
- Phenarsazine,10-dihydro-
- Phenarsazinechloride
- 4-27-00-09796 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
- 10-Chloro-5,10-dihydrophenazarsinine
- UN 1698
Physical and chemical properties
Measured values and descriptors computed from the structure
Physical and chemical properties
Measured values, check the supplier specification for your grade
| Appearance | Canary yellow crystals from carbon tetrachlorideexp.Measured value |
|---|---|
| Odour | Noneexp.Measured value |
| Melting point | 195 °Cexp.Measured value |
| Boiling point | 410 °Cexp.Measured value |
| Density | 1.65exp.Measured value |
| Solubility | Practically insoluble in water. Slightly soluble in benzene, xylene and carbon tetrachloride.exp.Measured value |
| Vapour pressure | 2 × 10⁻¹³ mm Hg at 20 °Cexp.Measured value |
Values vary by grade. Ask suppliers for the COA or TDS of the batch you buy.
Computed descriptors
Calculated from the structure, useful for screening and formulation
| Molecular weight | 277.59 g/molcalc.Computed value |
|---|---|
| Exact mass | 276.9639 Dacalc.Computed value |
| LogP (octanol/water) | 2.09calc.Computed value |
| Topological polar surface area | 12.03 Ųcalc.Computed value |
| Hydrogen bond donors | 1calc.Computed value |
| Hydrogen bond acceptors | 1calc.Computed value |
| Rotatable bonds | 0calc.Computed value |
| Heavy atoms | 15calc.Computed value |
| Rings | 3calc.Computed value |
| Aromatic rings | 2calc.Computed value |
| Fraction sp3 carbons | 0calc.Computed value |
| Formal charge | 0calc.Computed value |
| Stereocentres | 0calc.Computed value |
| Lipinski rule of five | Passes (0 violations)calc.Computed value |
Calculated for screening. Confirm critical figures with the supplier.
Murcko scaffold
The ring system that remains when every side chain is removed
![Murcko scaffold of this chemical, c1ccc2c(c1)Nc1ccccc1[AsH]2](/scaffold/APXBNXWVUAWWAX-UHFFFAOYSA-N/structure.svg)
Safety and hazards
GHS classification summary, not a safety data sheet
- UN number
- UN 1698
- Transport hazard class
- 6.1
GHS classification summary, not a safety data sheet (SDS). Classifications can differ by supplier, grade and concentration. Always check the supplier's SDS.
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Uses and applications
What the substance is used for, by industry and function
War gas. For riot control in combination with tear gas... In the formulation of wood treating solutions against marine borers and similar pests.
Adamsite (DM) is a vomiting compound that has been used as a riot-control agent (military designation, DM). It is released as an aerosol. Adverse health effects due to exposure to adamsite (DM) are generally self-limited and do not require specific therapy. Most adverse health effects resolve within 30 minutes. Exposure to large concentrations of adamsite (DM), or exposure to adamsite (DM) within an enclosed space or under adverse weather conditions, may result in more severe adverse health effects, serious illness, or death.
Industries and functions
How it is made
Prepared by heating diphenylamine with arsenic trichloride: DE 281049 (1914 to I.G. Farben)
Regulatory status
Inventories, regulations and trade controls that list this substance
No regulatory list memberships are recorded for this substance yet. Always check the rules of the importing and exporting country before trade.
HS code and trade data
Customs classification and reported world trade statistics
Global trade
World import and export statistics for the HS code Adamsite is traded under.
Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, not elsewhere classified in heading 2934
- United States24.5%
- Germany23.1%
- Japan4.5%
The HS code shown for Adamsite is indicative (it was assigned by structure rules). Confirm the classification with your customs broker before shipping.
Related chemicals
Parent and salt forms, stereoisomers, similar structures and isomers
Similar structures
Nearest neighbours by Morgan fingerprint Tanimoto similarity
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