VX gas

E91072
Schedule 1 chemical chemical warfare agent nerve agent organophosphorus compound

VX gas is an extremely toxic, persistent nerve agent developed for chemical warfare, known for its rapid disruption of the nervous system even at very low exposure levels.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
VX 1
VX (nerve agent) 1
VX gas canonical 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Schedule 1 chemical ⓘ
chemical warfare agent ⓘ
nerve agent ⓘ
organophosphorus compound ⓘ
allowedUse research under strict control ⓘ
antidote atropine ⓘ
diazepam ⓘ
pralidoxime ⓘ
belongsToClass V-series nerve agents ⓘ
boilingPoint 298 °C ⓘ
chemicalFormula C11H26NO2PS ⓘ
color amber ⓘ
countryDestroyedStockpiles Russia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decontaminationMethod oxidizing agents such as hypochlorite ⓘ
strong alkaline hydrolysis ⓘ
developedFor chemical warfare ⓘ
developedInCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
discoveredBy J. F. Newman ⓘ
Ranajit Ghosh ⓘ
discoveredIn 1952 ⓘ
effectOnBody accumulation of acetylcholine at synapses ⓘ
disruption of nervous system signaling ⓘ
environmentalPersistence days to weeks on surfaces ⓘ
hasOtherName Amiton analog ⓘ
VX nerve agent ⓘ
ethyl methylphosphonothioic acid S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] ester ⓘ
hydrolysisProduct less toxic phosphonic acids ⓘ
IUPACName O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate ⓘ
laterWeaponizedBy United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
LCt50InhalationHumanEstimate about 30–50 mg·min/m³ ⓘ
LD50DermalHumanEstimate about 10 mg ⓘ
mechanismOfAction acetylcholinesterase inhibition ⓘ
meltingPoint −51 °C ⓘ
notableIncident assassination of Kim Jong-nam in 2017 ⓘ
odor virtually odorless ⓘ
onsetOfSymptoms seconds to minutes after exposure ⓘ
persistence high ⓘ
physicalStateAtRoomTemperature liquid ⓘ
primaryCauseOfDeath respiratory arrest ⓘ
prohibitedUse warfare ⓘ
regulatedBy Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ
routeOfExposure dermal absorption ⓘ
ingestion ⓘ
inhalation ⓘ
ocular exposure ⓘ
solubilityInOrganicSolvents high ⓘ
solubilityInWater slightly soluble ⓘ
storageForm binary or unitary munitions ⓘ
symptom bronchoconstriction ⓘ
convulsions ⓘ
excessive salivation ⓘ
miosis ⓘ
muscle twitching ⓘ
respiratory failure ⓘ
toxicity extremely high ⓘ
volatility very low ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

film "The Rock" → featuresWeapon → VX gas ⓘ
subject surface form: The Rock
Halabja chemical attack → weaponUsed → VX gas ⓘ
this entity surface form: VX (nerve agent)
Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System → destroyedChemicalAgent → VX gas ⓘ
this entity surface form: nerve agent VX
Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility → chemicalAgentDestroyed → VX gas ⓘ
this entity surface form: VX
Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant → handlesAgent → VX gas ⓘ
this entity surface form: VX nerve agent