Bromomethyl ethyl ketone is a brominated ketone with lachrymatory effects. It was used as a chemical warfare agent in World War I. Bromomethyl ethyl ketone was developed as an alternative to bromoacetone, because acetone, the precursor to bromoacetone, was required for explosives production.
See also Bromoacetone Chloroacetone Iodoacetone Bromobenzyl cyanide Chloroacetophenone Ethyl bromoacetate Ethyl iodoacetate
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