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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 29.
Published in final edited form as: Toxicol Commun. 2018 Jun 29;2(1):45–48. doi: 10.1080/24734306.2018.1475151

Table 1.

A list of known Novichok agents attributed to the GosNIIOKhT research program and their status.

Agent Type Current status
substance-33 Unitary Estimated 15,000 tons produced. Designated as chemical weapon
A-230 Unitary Experimental quantities produced. Designated chemical weapon (1990)
A-232 Unitary Experimental agent. Not designated, or officially approved
A-234 Unitary analog of A-232 Unknown
Novichok-5 Binary analog of A-232, 8× more effective than VX Experimental agent. Designated chemical weapon (1989)
Novichok-7 Binary analog of A-234, 10× more effective than soman Experimental agent. Not designated
Novichok-# (no established designator) Binary analog of Substance-33 Adopted as chemical weapon (1990)