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Bromobenzyl cyanide

Bromobenzyl cyanide (BBC), also known in the military idiom as camite, is an obsolete lachrymatory agent introduced in World War I by the Allied Powers, being a standard agent, along with chloroacetophenone, adopted by the Chemical Warfare Service. It was thought to have been phased out in the 1930s, but has allegedly seen use in 2024, when authorities in the Republic of Georgia are said to have used it to quell anti-government protests.

Use against protestors in 2024
Despite it being described as obsolete, Georgian authorities appeared to have used camite in November 2024 against civil protestors in Tbilisi, adding it to the water in a water cannon aimed at the people, according to a BBC News investigation. == Applications ==
Applications
An application for bromobenzyl cyanide is in Hoch's synthesis of diphenylacetonitrile. == See also ==
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