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    Lewisite 3 (L-3) is an organoarsenic chemical weapon like lewisite 1 and lewisite 2 first synthesized in 1904 by Julius Arthur Nieuwland. It is usually...
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    ClCHCHAsCl2 (Lewisite) This chemical process can occur a second or third time, giving lewisite 2 and lewisite 3 as byproducts. Lewisite, like other arsenous...
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    Lewisite 2 (L-2) is an organoarsenic chemical weapon with the formula AsCl(CH=CHCl)2. It is similar to lewisite 1 and lewisite 3 and was first synthesized...
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    Dimercaprol, also called British anti-Lewisite (BAL), is a medication used to treat acute poisoning by arsenic, mercury, gold, and lead. It may also be...
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  • Bis(2-chloroethylthioethyl)ether Lewisites: Lewisite 1: 2-Chlorovinyldichloroarsine Lewisite 2: Bis(2-chlorovinyl)chloroarsine Lewisite 3: Tris(2-chlorovinyl)arsine...
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    similar to the sulfur mustards, but based on nitrogen instead of sulfur. Lewisite – An early blister agent that was developed, but not used, during World...
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    and lewisite (L), originally intended for use in winter conditions due to its lower freezing point compared to the pure substances. The lewisite component...
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  •  2684. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-17900-1. ISBN 9783319179001. S2CID 39526725. "History and Analysis of Mustard Agent and Lewisite Research Programs in the...
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    when chemists at the University of Oxford searched for an antidote for lewisite, an arsenic-based chemical weapon. The chemists learned that EDTA was particularly...
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  • all the experiments done during this period involved mustard agents or Lewisite. Records indicate that between 1955 and 1965, of the 6,720 soldiers tested...
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