QL sulfide (CV), also known as EA-2276, 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.[citation needed]
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.