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VX

CAS RN: 50782-69-9

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Chemical warfare agent

O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2006. 1728.

O-ethyl S-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl) methylphosphonothioate (VX) ... is an extremely toxic organophosphate nerve agent that differs from other well-known organophosphate nerve agents in that its primary use is as a contact poison rather than as an inhalation hazard.

Hamilton MG et al; Mil Med 169 (11): 856-62 (2004). <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15605929?dopt=Abstract>.

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