Di-iso propylfluorophosphonate (DFP) its pharmacology and its therapeutic uses in glaucoma and myasthenia gravis.

The alkyl fluorophosphonate grou,p of composunds has attracted much attention recently, and its most active member, di-isopropyl fluorophosphonate, has now been the subject of some published work. The substance has the formula given below. It is a clear colourless liquid, purified by redistillation, slightly soluble in water, but readily soluble in organic solvents. Aqueous solutions are unstable and half hydrolysis occurs in i6 hours in the concentrations usually employed.