The Preparatory Manual of Chemical Warfare Agents Fourth Edition: Chemistry, physical properties, and overview of chemical agents used in warfare

By Jared Ledgard

The most defined book on chemical warfare agents, chemistry, properties, and toxicology. PART 1: Prologue (1890-1940); CHAPTER 1 THE PRINCIPAL PROPERTIES OF THE WAR GASES; CHAPTER II PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHAPTER V COMPOUNDS OF DIVALENT CARBON; 1. Carbon Monoxide; 2. Iron Pentacarbonyl; (1) Iodine Pentoxide Method; (2) "Hopcalite" Method; 1. Phosgene; 2. Carbonyl Bromide; 3. Chloroformoxime; 4. Dichloroformoxime; 5. Oxalyl Chloride; CHAPTER VII HALOGENATED ETHERS; 1. Dichloromethyl Ether; 2. Dibromomethyl Ether; CHAPTER VIII HALOGENATED ESTERS OF ORGANIC ACIDS; 1. Methyl Formate; 2. Methyl Chloroformate; 3. Mono-, di- and tri-chloromethyl Chloroformates; (a) MONOCHLOROMETHYL CHLOROFORMATE; 4. Hexachloromethyl Carbonate; (B) THE ETHYL ACETATE GROUP; 1. Ethyl Chloroacetate; 2. Ethyl Bromoacetate; 3. Ethyl Iodoacetate; CHAPTER IX AROMATIC ESTERS; 1. Benzyl Chloride; 2. Benzyl Bromide; 3. Benzyl Iodide; 4. Ortho-nitrobenzyl Chloride; 5. Xylyl Bromide; CHAPTER XI HALOGENATED KETONES; (A) ALIPHATIC; 1. Chloroacetone; 2. Bromoacetone; 3. Bromomethyl Ethyl Ketone; (B) AROMATIC; 1. Chloroacetophenone; 2. Bromoacetophenone; 2. Chloropicrin; 3. Tetrachloro dinitroethane; 4. Bromopicrin; CHAPTER XIII CYANOGEN DERIVATIVES; 1. Hydrocyanic Acid; 2. Cyanogen Fluoride; 3. Cyanogen Chloride; 4. Cyanogen Bromide; 5. Cyanogen Iodide; 6. Bromobenzyl Cyanide; 7. Phenyl Carbylamine Chloride; CHAPTER XIV SULPHUR COMPOUNDS; 1. Dichloroethyl Sulfide (Mustard Gas); 2. Dibromoethyl Sulfide; 3. Diiodoethyl Sulfide; 1. Chlorosulfonic Acid; 2. Sulfuryl Chloride; 3. Methyl Sulfuric Acid; 4. Dimethyl Sulfate; 5. Methyl Fluorosulphonate; 6. Methyl Chlorosulphonate; 7. Ethyl Chlorosulphonate; CHAPTER XV ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; 1. Methyl Dichloroarsine; 2. Ethyl Dichloroarsine; 3. The Chlorovinyl Arsines; (a) beta-Chlorovinyl dichloroarsine; 1. Phenyl Dichloroarsine; 2. Diphenyl Chloroarsine; 3. Diphenyl Bromoarsine; 4. Diphenyl Cyanoarsine; PART 2: Epitaph (1941-2001); Chapter 01: Active duty Lachrymator, disabling, and irritants; 1. Chloropicrin; 2. Bromopicrin; 3. DA. Diphenylchloroarsine; 4. DM. Adamsite; 5. Chloroacetone; 6. Dichloroacetone; 7. Bromoacetone; 8. DIIMINE; 9. CS; 10. CN; 11. Bromobenzylcyanide; Chapter 02: Active duty Blood Agents; 1. AC. Hydrogen cyanide; 2. CA. Cyanogen; 3. CK. Cyanogen chloride; 4. BC. Cyanogen bromide; 5. Arsine; 6. Vinylarsine; 7. Phosgene; Chapter 03: Active duty Blister agents (Vesicants); I. Mustard agents II. Arsenicals; III. Phosgene oxime; 1. Sulfur Mustard. Mustard gas. Kampfstoff. Yperite; 2,2''-Dichlorodiethyl sulfide; 3. Methyldichloroarsine; 4. Ethyldichloroarsine; 5. Lewisite. 2-Chlorovinyldichloroarsine. 6. Phenyldichloroarsine; 7. AS-20. Distilled Arsine mixture. 8. HN1. 8. HN2. 9. HN3. 10. CX. Phosgene oxime; Chapter 04: The preparation of intermediates for Nerve Agents; 1. Sarin. GB; Trilon 46; 2. Thiosarin. GS. Sulfur sarin. 3. ChloroSarin. 4. Ethyl-Sarin. 5. Isopropyl-sarin. 6. Cyclosarin. GF. 7. Tabun. GA. cyanide; 8. ThioTabun. 9. Tabun-II. GAA. 10. Soman. GD. Trilon. 11. ThioSoman. GDS. ThioTrilon. 12. ChloroSoman. 3. Neopentylene phosphoryl fluoridate; 14. NPSF.; 15. VX. TX-60; 16. IIVX. Sub-VX; 17. V-sub x [VX]. O-Ethyl 2-ethylthioethyl methylphosphonothioate; PART 3: Epistle (1968-2017) Chapter 01: The preparation of nerve agents; the foundation to the chemistry of potent organ-phosphorus compounds; Chapter 02: Specialty quaternary nerve agents Overview; 1. Pybiapicmethyl dibromide; 2. 3-Carboxmethyl dibromide; 4. Bis-Picolinylmoxy dibromide; 5. EA-3209; Chapter 03: Nerve Agent Antidotes; Chapter 04: BZ; BZ; EA-2277; Chapter 05: Ricin; 05-1. Ricin; Chapter 06: Dissemination techniques and munitions I. Aerosol Techniques; Warfare agents and their pyrotechnic compositions; III. Explosive techniques IV. Special techniques (atomizers, humidifiers, and foggers) Chapter 07: Foundation and Familiarization of Chemical Munitions References

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BW28MNDL
• ISBN13: 9798385532599
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 671 Pages
• Weight: 4.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.7" x 1.7" x 8.3"