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The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile; chemical formula: C 10 H 5 ClN 2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of the lachrymatory agent commonly referred to as CS gas, a tear gas which is used as a riot control agent, and is banned for use in warfare due to the 1925 Geneva Protocol.
Tear gas in use in France 2007 Exploded tear gas canister in the air in Greece. Tear gas, also known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from Latin lacrima 'tear'), sometimes colloquially known as "mace" after the early commercial self-defense spray, is a chemical weapon that stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland in the eye to produce tears.
Xylyl bromide is an irritant and lachrymatory agent.It has been incorporated in chemical weapons since the early months of World War I.Some commentators say the first use was in August 1914, when the French attacked German soldiers with tear gas grenades, [2] [3] but the agent used in that incident was more likely to be ethyl bromoacetate, which the French had tested before the war.
The term "Mace" came into being because it was the brand-name invented by one of the first American manufacturers of CN aerosol sprays. Subsequently, in the United States, Mace became synonymous with tear-gas sprays in the same way that Kleenex has become strongly associated with facial tissues (a phenomenon known as a genericized trademark ).
Chloroacetone is a chemical compound with the formula C H 3 COCH 2 Cl. At STP it is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. [3] On exposure to light, it turns to a dark yellow-amber color. [4] It was used as a tear gas in World War I. [5]
They displayed the results of exposure to tear gas — tears, for example. “Tear gas is anything that makes you cry,” said Dr. Lynn Goldman, dean of the George Washington University Milken ...
Cities like Seattle are still seeing hundreds of new cases each week—and doctors worry that dispersing mass amounts of tear gas could needlessly damage people’s lungs and cause greater risk of ...
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