CNS (chemical weapon)

CNS
Identifiers
CAS Number	None;
Properties
Appearance	Liquid
Odor	Flypaper-like
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

CNS is a mixture of chloroacetophenone, chloropicrin and chloroform that is used as a chemical warfare agent.^[1] CNS has the lachrymatory effects of chloroacetophenone and choking effects of chloropicrin. It has a flypaper-like odor.

CNS was used as a riot control agent, but it's no longer used now.^[2]

References

^ Ellison, D. Hank (2007). Handbook of chemical and biological warfare agents (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC. ISBN 9780849314346.
^ Hoenig, Steven L. (2007), Compendium of Chemical Warfare Agents, Springer, ISBN 978-0-387-34626-7

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[1] Ellison, D. Hank (2007). Handbook of chemical and biological warfare agents (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC. ISBN 9780849314346.

[2] Hoenig, Steven L. (2007), Compendium of Chemical Warfare Agents, Springer, ISBN 978-0-387-34626-7

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