Novichoks and carbamates ‒ new chemical compounds added into the Chemical Weapons Convention

Abstract

This article presents a description of the modern nerve agents – Novichoks and carbamates – added to the Chemical Weapons Convention Schedules in 2019. The chemical structures of both groups of com-pounds are described, as well as their use cases and the regulations of the Organisation for the Prohibi-tion of Chemical Weapons on these compounds. Also, the ways of laboratory identification of the de-scribed compounds are presented, as well as the stationary and mobile analytical instruments used for this purpose.Keywords: Chemical Weapons Convention, chemical weapons, Chemical Warfare Agents, organo-phosphorus agents, Novichoks, carbamates