Mustard Gas
Synonyms
Bis(beta-chloroethyl) Sulfide
Di 2 chloroethyl Sulfide
Di-2-chloroethyl Sulfide
Dichlorodiethyl Sulfide
Ethane, 1,1'-thiobis(2-chloro)-
Gas, Mustard
Mustard, Sulfur
Mustardgas
Psoriazin
Sulfide, Di-2-chloroethyl
Sulfide, Dichlorodiethyl
Sulfur Mustard
Yellow Cross Liquid
Yperite
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).