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Calculations on the unimolecular decomposition of the nerve agent VX

Published:2020 Issue:2 Volume:22 Page:564-574
ISSN:1463-9076
Container-title:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Author:

Shan Xiao¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Sambrook Mark R.⁶⁷⁸⁹⁵^ORCID,Clary David C.¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory

2. Department of Chemistry

3. University of Oxford

4. Oxford

5. UK

6. CBR Division

7. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

8. Porton Down

9. Salisbury

Abstract

The thermal decomposition of VX has been studied computationally. The VX reactions have higher barriers and slower rates than the GB reaction. It is predicted that VX completely decomposes in 2 s at temperatures above 750 K.

Funder

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,General Physics and Astronomy

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2020/CP/C9CP05109K

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