The other agents in the V series are less known, and the information available about their characteristics is fairly limited in the open, unclassified literature. The other agents also have coded names, including VE, V-gas, VG, and VM (see Table 1 below). This article discusses VX as the prototype of the V-series nerve agents. Table 1. Code and Chemical Names for the V-Series Agents. Table.
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The VX nerve agent is the best-known of the V-series of nerve agents and is considered an area denial weapon due to its physical properties. 1  1 Discovery.
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VX (IUPAC name O-ethyl S -[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate) is an extremely toxic substance that has no known uses except in chemical warfare as a nerve agent. It is a tasteless and odorless liquid.
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VX is the deadliest nerve agent ever created. Known by its U.S. Army code name, it is a clear, colorless liquid with the consistency of motor oil. A fraction of a drop of VX, absorbed through the skin, can fatally disrupt the nervous system. Although a cocktail of drugs can serve as an antidote, VX acts so quickly that victims would have to be injected with the antidote almost immediately to have a chance at survival. VX is the only significant nerve agent created since World War II.
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The V-series agents are part of the group of persistent agents, which are nerve agents that can remain on skin, clothes, and other surfaces for long periods of time due to low volatility characteristics. The consistency of these agents is similar to oil; thus, the inhalation hazard is less than with the G agents.
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The production and stockpiling of VX exceeding 100 grams per year was outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993. The VX nerve agent is the best-known of the V-series of nerve agents and is considered an area denial weapon due to its physical properties. Contents.
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Nerve agents are compounds that have the capacity to inactivate the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE). The first compounds to be synthesized were known as the G-series agents (G stands for German): tabun (GA), sarin (GB), and soman (GD).
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Aging and VX nerve agent. For all nerve agents, including the V-series agents, inactivation of AChE eventually becomes permanent (irreversible). This phenomenon of irreversible inactivation of AChE is known as aging. Aging represents the formation of a covalent bond between the nerve agent and the AChE.
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what is nerve agent vx
VX nerve agent is an extremely toxic substance that has no known uses except in chemical warfare as a nerve agent. Nerve agent vx is an extremely toxic substance that has no known uses except in chemical warfare as a nerve agent.