Chemical Weapons Act 1996

SCHEDULE

Scheduled Toxic Chemicals and Precursors

(CAS registry number)

Notes:

1.

This Schedule sets out Schedule 1 to the annex on chemicals to the Convention as corrected.

2.

In this Schedule the reference to the CAS registry is to the chemical abstract service registry.

3.

This Schedule must be read subject to the following proposition, which is based on a note in the Convention: where reference is made to groups of dialkylated chemicals, followed by a list of alkyl groups in parentheses, all chemicals possible by all possible combinations of alkyl groups listed in the parentheses must be taken to be listed in the Schedule.

A. TOXIC CHEMICALS:
(1)

O-Alkyl (≤C10, incl. cycloalkyl) alkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-phosphonofluoridates

e.g. Sarin: O-Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate

Soman: O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate

(107-44-8)

(96-64-0)

(2)O-Alkyl (≤C10, incl. cycloalkyl) N,N-dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphoramidocyanidates e.g. Tabun: O-Ethyl N,N-dimethyl phosphoramidocyanidate(77-81-6)
(3)O-Alkyl (H or ≤C10, incl. cycloalkyl) S-2-dailkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-aminoethyl alkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphonothiolates and corresponding alkylated or protonated salts e.g. VX: O-Ethyl S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methyl phosphonothiolate(50782-69-9)
(4)

Sulfur mustards:

2-Chloroethylchloromethylsufide

Mustard gas: Bis (2-chloroethyl) sulfide

Bis (2-chloroethylthio) methane

Sesquimustard: 1,2-Bis (2-chloroethylthio) ethane

1,3-Bis (2-chloroethylthio)-n-propane

1,4-Bis (2-chloroethylthio)-n-butane

1,5-Bis (2-chloroethylthio)-n-pentane

Bis (2-chloroethylthiomethyl) ether

O-Mustard: Bis (2-chloroethylthioethyl) ether

(2625-76-5)

(505-60-2)

(63869-13-6)

(3563-36-8)

(63905-10-2)

(142868-93-7)

(142868-94-8)

(63918-90-1)

(63918-89-8)

(5)

Lewisites:

Lewisite 1: 2-Chlorovinyldichloroarsine

Lewisite 2: Bis (2-chlorovinyl) chloroarsine

Lewisite 3: Tris (2-chlorovinyl) arsine

(541-25-3)

(40334-69-8)

(40334-70-1)

(6)

Nitrogen mustards:

HN1: Bis (2-chloroethyl) ethylamine

HN2: Bis (2-chloroethyl methylamine

HN3: Tris (2-chloroethyl) amine

(538-07-8)

(51-75-2)

(555-77-1)

(7)Saxitoxin(35523-89-8)
(8)Ricin(9009-86-3)
B. PRECURSORS:
(9)Alkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphonyldifluorides e.g. DF: Methylphosphonyldifluoride(676-99-3)
(10)O-Alkyl (H or ≤C10, incl. cycloalkyl) O-2-dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-aminoethyl alkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) phosphonites and corresponding alkylated or protonated salts eg. QL: O-Ethyl O-2 diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonite(57856-11-8)
(11)Chlorosarin: O-Isopropyl methylphosphonochloridate(1445-76-7)
(12)Chlorosoman: O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonochloridate(7040-57-5)