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Organoarsenic chlorides
Lewisite (L)
Attachments
Lewisite
Parents
Alkene derivatives
Arsenic(+3) compounds
Blister agents
Chemical weapons
Organoarsenic chlorides
Organochlorides
Schedule 1 substances (CWC)
Children
British Anti-Lewisite (BAL)
Lewisite (L) is an organoarsenic compound. It was once manufactured in the U.S., Japan, Germany[2] and the Soviet Union[3] for use as a chemical weapon, acting as a vesicant (blister agent) and lung irritant.