Structure of CW Agents

IUPAC Name & Composition (%) of Atoms

Common Names

Sulfur mustard (HD)

1-chloro-2-[(2-chloroethyl)sulfanyl]ethane

C (30.20%), H (5.07%), Cl (44.57%), S (20.16%)

Mustard gas

Tabun (GA)

EthyN,N,dimethyl phosphoramidocyanidate

C (41.10%), H (7.59%), N (19.17%), O (10.95%), P (21.20%)

Tabun

Sarin (GB)

Propanyl methylphosphonofluoridate

C (34.29%), H (7.19%), F (13.56%), O (22.84%), P (22.11%)

Sarin

Soman (GD)

Propan-2-yl methylphosphonofluoridate-ethane

C (42.35%), H (9.48%), F (11.16%), O (18.80%), P (18.20%)

Soman

Cyclosarin (GB)

Cyclohexylfluorophosphonate

C (38.29%), H (3.19%), F (13.56%), O (22.84%), P (22.11%)

Cyclosarin

Amiton (VX)

S-{2-[di (propan-2-yl)amino]ethyl} O-ethyl methylphosphonothioate

C (49.41%), H (9.80%), N (5.24%), O (11.97%), P

(11.58%), S (11.99%)

Amiton

Lewisite (L)

2-Chlorovinyldichloroarsine

C (19.28%), H (2.70%), As (40.09%), Cl (37.94%)

Lewisite