Chemicals and Drugs

Mustard Gas

Severe irritant and vesicant of skin, eyes, and lungs. It may cause blindness and lethal lung edema and was formerly used as a war gas. The substance has been proposed as a cytostatic and for treatment of psoriasis. It has been listed as a known carcinogen in the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP-85-002, 1985) (Merck, 11th ed).

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Severe irritant and vesicant of skin, eyes, and lungs. It may cause blindness and lethal lung edema and was formerly used as a war gas. The substance has been proposed as a cytostatic and for treatment of psoriasis. It has been listed as a known carcinogen in the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP-85-002, 1985) (Merck, 11th ed).

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C4H8Cl2S
Molecular Weight
159.08 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
505-60-2
IUPAC Name
1-chloro-2-(2-chloroethylsulfanyl)ethane
InChIKey
QKSKPIVNLNLAAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(CCl)SCCCl
MeSH Unique ID
D009151
Source
PubChem CID 10461

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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Bis(beta-chloroethyl) Sulfide
  • Di-2-chloroethyl Sulfide
  • Dichlorodiethyl Sulfide
  • Mustardgas
  • Sulfur Mustard
  • Yellow Cross Liquid
  • Yperite
  • Di 2 chloroethyl Sulfide
  • Gas, Mustard
  • Mustard, Sulfur
  • Sulfide, Di-2-chloroethyl
  • Sulfide, Dichlorodiethyl
  • Psoriazin

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Aspects Covered

19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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History Note

91(75)63-67; was see under MUSTARD COMPOUNDS 1968-90; was heading 1963-67

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D02w.455w.526.728w.468w

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NLM Classification

QV 666

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mustard Gas. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009151. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009151
  2. Mustard Gas. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_gas
  3. Mustard Gas. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81166
  4. Mustard Gas. In: PubChem Compound. CID 10461. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10461