Neopentylene fluorophosphate, also known as NPF, is an organophosphate compound that is classified as a
nerve agent
Nerve agents, sometimes also called nerve gases, are a class of organic chemicals that disrupt the mechanisms by which nerves transfer messages to organs. The disruption is caused by the blocking of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), an enzyme that ...
. It has a comparatively low potency, but is stable and persistent, with a delayed onset of action and long duration of effects.
See also
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Diisopropyl fluorophosphate
Diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP) or Isoflurophate is an oily, colorless liquid with the chemical formula C6H14FO3P. It is used in medicine and as an organophosphorus insecticide. It is stable, but undergoes hydrolysis when subjected to moisture ...
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IPTBO
IPTBO (isopropylbicyclophosphate, also IPPO) is a bicyclic phosphate convulsant. It is an extremely potent GABA receptor antagonist that can cause violent convulsions in mice.
IPTBO is found among a group of highly toxic bicyclic phosphates. Ge ...
References
Organophosphate insecticides
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Phosphorofluoridates
Dioxaphosphorinanes
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