Chemistry:QL sulfide

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QL sulfide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N-[2-[ethoxy(methyl)phosphinothioyl]oxyethyl]-N-propan-2-ylpropan-2-amine
Other names
QL sulfide
2-[ethoxy(methyl)thiophosphoryl]oxyethyl-diisopropyl-amine
o-[2-(Diisopropylamino)ethyl] o-ethyl methylphosphonothioate[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
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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Infobox references

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][4]

Synthesis

QL sulfide is manufactured by reacting QL with sulfur.[5][6]

Uses in chemical warfare

QL sulfide is an isomer of VX and readily converts to it.[5][6]


It is the intermediate in the last step of VX production and binary VX deployment.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "O-[2-(Diisopropylamino)ethyl] o-ethyl methylphosphonothioate". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/575013. 
  2. ↑ 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]
  3. ↑ (in en) Binary Chemical Munitions Program, QL and DC Chemical Production Facilities (AL,AR,IN,LA): Environmental Impact Statement. 1981. https://books.google.com/books?id=D903AQAAMAAJ. 
  4. ↑ Proceedings of the Annual Army Environmental R and D Symposium (15th) Held in Williamsburg, Virginia on 25-27 June 1991. (Report). Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Technical Support Div.. 1991. https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/dashboard/searchResults/titleDetail/ADA242770.xhtml. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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.
  7. ↑ Ellison, D. Hank (2007). Handbook of Chemical and Biological Agents. New York: CRC Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-8493-1434-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=E58GAKMgcR4C&q=VX2+binary&pg=PA47. Retrieved February 21, 2014.