benzyl bromide

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: a colorless to slightly yellow corrosive liquid C₇H₇Br used in organic synthesis and formerly used as a war gas due to its irritant effects on skin and the mucous membranes At Bolimov, on 31 Jan. 1915, Haber's troops fired shells filled with liquid benzyl bromide, a tear gas suggested by Hans Tappan, another chemist, but at the extremely cold temperatures the liquid failed to vaporize.— Donald Richter, Chemical Soldiers, 1992

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