Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.

VX IUPAC name O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate is an extremely toxic substance that has no known uses except in chemical warfare as a nerve agent. It is a tasteless and odorless liquid. As a chemical weapon it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations in UN Resolution 687.

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