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Identification of nerve agents and their homologues and dialkyl methylphosphonates by gas chromatography/fourier transform infrared spectrometry (GC-FTIR)

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GC-Direct deposition-FTIR spectra of 55 nerve agent homologues and dialkyl methylphosphonates were analysed. Spectral features of these compounds are discussed. A method is proposed for identification of the alkyl and alkoxy groups of compounds belonging to sarin, tabun or dialkyl methylphosphonates families.

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  1. The Finnish Research Project on the Verification of Chemical Disarmament, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 6, FIN-00014, Finland

    Martin T. Söderström & Raimo A. Ketola

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Söderström, M.T., Ketola, R.A. Identification of nerve agents and their homologues and dialkyl methylphosphonates by gas chromatography/fourier transform infrared spectrometry (GC-FTIR). Fresenius J Anal Chem 350, 162–167 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00323181

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