Arsenical


Arsenicals are chemical compounds that contain arsenic. In a military context, the term arsenical refers to toxic arsenic compounds that are used as chemical warfare agents. This includes blister agents, blood agents and vomiting agents. Historically, they were used extensively as insecticides, especially lead arsenate.

Examples

Blister agents

  • Ethyldichloroarsine
  • Lewisite
  • Methyldichloroarsine
  • Phenyldichloroarsine

    Blood agents

  • Arsine

    Vomiting agents

  • Adamsite
  • Diphenylchlorarsine
  • Diphenylcyanoarsine
  • Phenyldichloroarsine