QL sulfide
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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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QL sulfide (CV) is an isomer of the nerve agent VX. It is a sulfide of the chemical QL, or isopropyl aminoethylmethyl phosphonite.[2][3]
Synthesis
QL sulfide is manufactured by reacting QL with sulfur.[4][5]
Uses in chemical warfare
QL sulfide is an isomer of VX and readily converts to it.[4][5]
The toxicity of QL sulfide is unknown but the fact that it easily isomerizes into VX makes it particularly dangerous.
It is the intermediate in the last step of VX production and binary VX deployment.[6]
References
- ^ "O-[2-(Diisopropylamino)ethyl] o-ethyl methylphosphonothioate".
- ^ McGarvey, David J. (DEVCOM CBC); Creasy, William R. (Leidos Corporation); and Kinnan, Mark K. (Sandia National Laboratories). Reaction of QL with Li3N+H2O for the Tactical Disablement Project. CCDC CBC-TR-1722. December 2020[1]
- ^ Binary Chemical Munitions Program, QL and DC Chemical Production Facilities (AL,AR,IN,LA): Environmental Impact Statement. 1981.
- ^ 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.