VG (nerve agent)

VG
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
S-[2-(Diethylamino)ethyl] O,O-diethyl phosphorothioate
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
PubChem CID
UNII
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C10H24NO3PS/c1-5-11(6-2)9-10-16-15(12,13-7-3)14-8-4/h5-10H2,1-4H3 Y
    Key: PJISLFCKHOHLLP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C10H24NO3PS/c1-5-11(6-2)9-10-16-15(12,13-7-3)14-8-4/h5-10H2,1-4H3
    Key: PJISLFCKHOHLLP-UHFFFAOYAO
SMILES
  • O=P(OCC)(OCC)SCCN(CC)CC
Properties
Chemical formula
C10H24NO3PS
Molar mass 269.34 g·mol−1
Boiling point 85.5 °C (185.9 °F; 358.6 K) at 0.05 mmHg[1]
Vapor pressure 0.01 mmHg at 80 °C
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
4
2
1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

VG (IUPAC name: O,O-diethyl S-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl] phosphorothioate) (also called amiton or Tetram) is a "V-series" nerve agent chemically similar to the better-known VX nerve agent. Tetram was the proposed trade name for the substance and amiton its ISO common name when it was tested as an acaricide by ICI in the 1950s. It is now only of historic interest as the first member of the V-series.

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