Mustard gas

Mustard gas (HD) is a chemical compound that was first used as a chemical weapon in World War I. In pure form, it is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid at room temperature and causes blistering of the skin. The name comes from impure mustard gas, which is usually yellow-brown in color and has an odor resembling mustard, garlic or horseradish. It is otherwise not related to mustard in any way.

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Chemical compound - Chemical weapon - World War I - Mustard - Garlic - Horseradish

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It was first synthesised by Frederick Guthrie in 1860, though it is possible that it was developed as early as 1822 by M. Depretz. V. Meyer would publish a paper in 1886 describing a synthesis which produced good yields. The abbreviation LOST comes from LOmmel and STeinkopf who developed a process for mass-producing the gas for war use at the German company Bayer AG.

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Frederick Guthrie - 1860 - 1822 - 1886 - LOmmel and STeinkopf - German - Bayer AG

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Other names for mustard gas include HD, senfgas, sulfur mustard, blister gas, S-LOST, and Kampfstoff LOST or Yperite or Yperiet.

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"mustine" as shown in older medical dictionaries a substance used in chemotherapy to treat/cure cancer.The use of mustard gas in chemotherapy has ceased in most countries in recent years.

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Mustard gas is now listed in schedule 1 of the Chemical Weapons Convention: its production is prohibited.

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Schedule 1 - Chemical Weapons Convention

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