QL sulfide is an isomer of the nerve agent VX. It is a sulfide of the chemical QL, or isopropyl aminoethylmethyl phosphonite.
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N-[2-[ethoxy(methyl)phosphinothioyl]oxyethyl]-N-propan-2-ylpropan-2-amine | |
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| C11H26NO2PS | |
| Molar mass | 267.37 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Synthesis
editQL sulfide is manufactured by reacting QL with sulfur.[2][3]
Uses in chemical warfare
editQL sulfide is an isomer of VX and readily converts to it.[2][3]
The toxicity of QL sulfide is unknown but the fact that it easily isomerizes into VX makes it particularly dangerous.[citation needed]
It is the intermediate in the last step of VX production and binary VX deployment.[4]
References
edit- ^ "O-[2-(Diisopropylamino)ethyl] o-ethyl methylphosphonothioate".
- ^ a b National Research Council, et al. Systems and Technologies for the Treatment of Non-stockpile Chemical Warfare Materiel, (Google Books), National Academies Press, 2002, p. 14, (ISBN 0309084520), accessed October 21, 2008.
- ^ a b Croddy, Eric and Wirtz, James J. Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Encyclopedia of Worldwide Policy, Technology, and History, (Google Books), ABC-CLIO, 2005, p. 238, (ISBN 1851094903), accessed October 21, 2008.
- ^ Ellison, D. Hank (2007). Handbook of Chemical and Biological Agents. New York: CRC Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-8493-1434-6. Retrieved February 21, 2014.