Bromobenzyl cyanide

Bromobenzyl cyanide
Names
	IUPAC name (RS)-2-bromo-2-phenylacetonitrile
	Other names α-bromobenzyl cyanide
Identifiers
CAS Number	5798-79-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	20715 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.024.863
PubChem CID	22044;
UNII	7JP1R2F6C6 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50871146 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H6BrN/c9-8(6-10)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H Key: XUHFBOUSHUEAQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C8H6BrN/c9-8(6-10)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H Key: XUHFBOUSHUEAQZ-UHFFFAOYAJ;
	SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C#N)Br;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H6BrN
Molar mass	196.04 g mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Bromobenzyl cyanide (BBC), also known in the military idiom as camite (CA), is an obsolete lachrymatory agent introduced in World War I by the Allied Powers, being a standard agent, along with chloroacetophenone, adopted by the CWS. When implemented in World War I, it revolutionized the use of tear agents due to their extreme potency. BBC is toxic like chlorine gas.

An application for bromobenzyl cyanide is in Hoch's synthesis of diphenylacetonitrile.