Dimethyl(trifluoromethylthio)arsine

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Dimethyl(trifluoromethylthio)­arsine
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Trifluoromethyl dimethylarsinothioite
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/C3H6AsF3S/c1-4(2)8-3(5,6)7/h1-2H3
    Key: IBHJCFWBFOMCEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C[As](C)SC(F)(F)F
Properties
C3H6AsF3S
Molar mass 206.06 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Dimethyl(trifluoromethylthio)arsine is an arsenical compound developed by the United States military chemical weapon research program, which is described as "one of the most potent lung irritants known." [1] [2]

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References

  1. US 5349076,Munavalli S, Rossman DI,"Method bis(trifluoromethylthio)arsine.",issued 20 September 1994, assigned to US Secretary of Army
  2. Comasseto JV, Guarezemini AS (2008). "39.6.1.1.1.1 Method 1: Reaction of Arsenic Halides with Alkanethiols or Alkanethiolates". Science of Synthesis. 39: 413. doi:10.1055/sos-SD-039-00453.