VX nerve agent

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nerve agent
organophosphate compound
gptkbp:antidote gptkb:pralidoxime
atropine
gptkbp:aroma odorless
gptkbp:boilingPoint 298°C
gptkbp:CASNumber 50782-69-9
gptkbp:category gptkb:V-series_nerve_agent
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C11H26NO2PS
gptkbp:class weapon of mass destruction
gptkbp:color colorless
gptkbp:decontamination alkaline hydrolysis
bleach solution
gptkbp:density 1.008 g/cm³
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Imperial_Chemical_Industries
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1952
gptkbp:effect death
respiratory failure
paralysis
convulsions
gptkbp:firstSynthesized gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VX nerve agent
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:O-ethyl_S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl]_methylphosphonothioate
gptkbp:lethal_dose_(LD50,_oral,_human) ~30 mg
gptkbp:lethal_dose_(LD50,_skin,_human) 10 mg
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction gptkb:acetylcholinesterase_inhibitor
gptkbp:meltingPoint -39°C
gptkbp:molecularWeight 267.37 g/mol
gptkbp:physical_state liquid at room temperature
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:Chemical_Weapons_Convention
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Organisation_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:sarin
tabun
soman
gptkbp:riskFactor can be absorbed through skin
can be fatal in minutes
highly persistent in environment
gptkbp:routeOfExposure inhalation
ingestion
skin absorption
gptkbp:solubility soluble in water
soluble in organic solvents
gptkbp:storage sealed containers
gptkbp:toxicity extremely toxic
gptkbp:UNNumber gptkb:UN_2810
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:assassination_of_Kim_Jong-nam
gptkbp:usedFor chemical weapon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Al-Shifa_pharmaceutical_factory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6