Syria's declared precursor chemicals
| Nitrogen mustard | |
| Triethylamine | 30 tonnes |
| Monoisopropylamine | 40 tonnes |
| Mustard agents (general) | |
| 2-chloroethanol | 5 tonnes |
| V-agents | |
| Di-isopropyl aminoethanol | 5 tonnes |
| Sodium-o-ethyl methyl phosphonothionate | 130 tonnes |
| N (2-chloroethyl)-N-isopropyl propan 2 amine (salt) | 40 tonnes |
| N (2-chloroethyl)-N-isopropyl propan 2 amine (solution 23-64%) | 90 tonnes |
| N (2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl propan 2 amine (solution 23-64%) | 25 tonnes |
| Sarin | |
| Propan-2-ol (= Isopropyl alcohol or isopropanol) | 120 tonnes |
| Hydrogen fluoride (used in the production of DF, a sarin precursor) | 60 tonnes |
| Hexamine | 80 tonnes |
| Nerve agents (general) | |
| Trimethyl phosphite | 60 tonnes |
| Dimethyl phosphite | 5 tonnes |
| Phosphorus pentasulfide | 10 tonnes |
| Phosphorus trichloride | 30 tonnes |
| Phosphorus oxychloride | 15 tonnes |
| Other chemicals | |
| Butan-1-ol (alcohol) | 5 tonnes |
| Methanol (alcohol) | 3 tonnes |
| Hydrogen chloride (common chemical, but also early WW1 warfare agent) | 45 tonnes |
2 Comments
Not so dead lines | The Trench
[…] The EOI’s list of compounds consists mainly of chemicals that play a role in the startup of the development or production of chemical warfare agents or are intermediate-stage precursors. I have grouped them according to the type of warfare agent in a separate table. […]
Sea-based destruction of Syria’s CW proposed | The Trench
[…] chemicals in question are one warfare agent—some 25 metric tonnes of sulphur mustard agent—and several precursors to […]