Draft:Ethyl methylphosphonic acid

Ethyl methylphosphonic acid

Ethyl methylphosphonate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
EC Number
  • 624-251-6
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H9O3P/c1-3-6-7(2,4)5/h3H2,1-2H3,(H,4,5)
    Key: UFZOPKFMKMAWLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CCOP(=O)(C)O
Properties
C3H9O3P
Molar mass 124.076 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:[1]
  
Danger
H301, H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P316, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Ethyl methylphosphonic acid is an extremely toxic synthetic chemical compound in the organophosphorus. In the class of nerve agents, it is a degradation product of VX and therefore used to detect it. In its pure form, EMPA is an oily, relatively non-volatile amber-like liquid [2].


References

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  1. ^ "Ethyl methylphosphonate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  2. ^ https://haz-map.com/Agents/15536