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This is the article
from Chemical & Engineering News, referred to in class, concerning
the analysis of Sudanese soil which might have contained the chemical
precursor to VX nerve gas.
This is my one-page condensation of the article, including structures. Other links relating to this article: VX was a "Molecule of the Month" at two sites, one of which includes a review of the movie "The Rock":
Here are structures of many chemical warfare agents, with a lot of detailed linked information. The hydrolysis and the decontamination mechanisms for VX are shown, so you could use this page as a "Suggested Problem".
A comprehensive article on the history, descriptive chemistry, and physiological reactions of organo-phosphorous nerve agents which inhibit cholinesterase:
[NOTE: This page was originally constructed in Spring 1999. As of June, 1999 the interesting, informative link below is no longer available .] A personal web page (with music):
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