Bromobenzyl cyanide explained

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]

See also

• Chloroacetophenone
• CR gas
• CS gas
• Lachrymatory agent

External links

• Web site: Chapter VII Riot Control Agents . FAS.org . FM 8-9 NATO Handbook On the Medical Aspects of NBC Operation AMedP-6(B).
• Web site: Major Chemical Weapons Introductions in World War I . CBWInfo.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100919085218/http://cbwinfo.com/History/WWI.html . 2010-09-19 .

Notes and References

1. 330. The reaction of α-bromobenzyl cyanide with ethyl xanthamidate (thioncarbamate). J. Chem. Soc.. 1434–1437. 10.1039/JR9510001434. 1951. Davies. W. MacLaren. J. A.
2. Chemical Warfare Bulletin. Vol 12. p 312.
3. AMOS A. FRIES and CLARENCE J. WEST. CHEMICAL WARFARE - First Edition. p 142-143