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Usage

Uses

Used in Chemical Warfare:
BCM is used as a chemical warfare agent due to its extreme toxicity and ability to cause mass destruction. Its potent alkylating properties enable it to inflict severe harm on the human body, making it a dangerous substance in the context of warfare.
As a result of its highly dangerous nature, BCM is classified as a Schedule 1 chemical under the Chemical Weapons Convention. This classification subjects its production and stockpiling to strict regulations and international control mechanisms to prevent its misuse and ensure global safety.

InChI:InChI=1/C5H11Cl2O3P/c1-11(8,9-4-2-6)10-5-3-7/h2-5H2,1H3

Upstream product

• 676-97-1 methylphosphonic acid dichloroanhydride 
• 107-07-3 2-chloro-ethanol 
• 993-13-5 methylphosphonic acid 
• 140-08-9 tris(2-chloro-ethyl)phosphite 
• 74-88-4 methyl iodide 

Downstream Products

• 676-97-1 methylphosphonic acid dichloroanhydride 
• 25789-17-7 methyl-phosphonic acid-(2-chloro-ethyl ester)-chloride 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

GC-MS Study of Mono- and Bishaloethylphosphonates Related to Schedule 2.B.04 of the Chemical Weapons Convention: The Discovery of a New Intramolecular Halogen Transfer

A new class of compounds, mono- and bis-haloethylphosphonates (HAPs and bisHAPs, respectively), listed in Schedule 2.B.04 of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), has been synthesized and studied by GC-MS with two aims. First, to improve the identification of this type of chemicals by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, (OPCW). Second, to study the synergistic effect of halogen and silicon atoms in molecules undergoing mass spectrometry. Fragmentation patterns of trimethylsilyl derivatives of HAPs were found to depend on the nature of the halogen atom; this was in agreement with DFT-calculations. The data suggest that a novel intramolecular halogen transfer takes place during the fragmentation process. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]