Vapor-Phase Infrared Spectral Study of Analogs of the Nerve Agent Sarin

Abstract Analogs of the chemical warfare agent Sarin were synthesized using a microscale technique and analyzed with a gas chromatograph equipped with a light pipe Fourier Transform infrared spectrometer. Produced as byproducts of the chemical warfare agents, a variety of related organophosphonate byproducts were often also observed. Similarities and differences among the spectra within the classes are noted, including some distinguishing characteristics of the infrared spectra not previously cited in the literature.