Lewisite

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
chemical weapon
gptkbp:antidote British Anti-Lewisite (dimercaprol)
gptkbp:aroma geranium-like odor
gptkbp:boilingPoint 190°C
gptkbp:CASNumber 541-25-3
gptkbp:category gptkb:Schedule_1_substance_(CWC)
vesicant
arsenic compound
organoarsenic compound
gptkbp:cause systemic arsenic poisoning
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C2H2AsCl3
gptkbp:color colorless to brown
gptkbp:degradation_product arsenous acid
chlorovinylarsenous acid
gptkbp:density 1.89 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Julius_Arthur_Nieuwland
1904
gptkbp:effect causes blistering of skin
causes eye irritation
causes respiratory damage
gptkbp:first_used_in_warfare gptkb:World_War_I_(not_deployed_in_combat)
gptkbp:hazard_class 6.1 (toxic substances)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lewisite
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:2-chloroethenylarsonous_dichloride
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction alkylates thiol groups in proteins
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:Chemical_Weapons_Convention
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Chemical_Weapons_Convention
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lewisite_2
gptkb:Lewisite_3
gptkbp:routeOfExposure inhalation
ingestion
skin contact
eye contact
gptkbp:solubility slightly soluble in water
soluble in organic solvents
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:water
gptkbp:storage_sites gptkb:Rocky_Mountain_Arsenal
gptkb:Pine_Bluff_Arsenal
gptkbp:toxicity animals
humans
gptkbp:treatment dimercaprol (British Anti-Lewisite)
gptkbp:UNNumber gptkb:UN_2810
gptkbp:used_in chemical warfare
gptkbp:usedFor blister agent
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mustard_Gas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6