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MUSTARD gas, or 2, 2' dichlorodiethyl sulphide, was first prepared by Guthrie in 1859, and he commented on its vesicant properties. It is, in fact, a very versatile agent, defiling all tissues with which it comes into contact, and it is potent in the vapour as well as in the liquid phase.
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CULLUMBINE, H. MEDICAL ASPECTS OF MUSTARD GAS POISONING. Nature 159, 151–153 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159151a0
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