Cyclosarin
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Cyclosarin or GF (cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate) is an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.[1] It is a member of the G-series family of nerve agents, a group of chemical weapons discovered and synthesized by a German team led by Gerhard Schrader. The major nerve gases are the G agents, sarin (GB), soman (GD), tabun (GA), and the V agents such as VX. The original agent, tabun, was discovered in Germany in 1936 in the process of work on organophosphorus insecticides. Next came sarin, soman and finally, cyclosarin, a product of commercial insecticide laboratories prior to World War II.
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Preferred IUPAC name
Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate | |||
Other names
GF;(Fluoro-methyl-phosphoryl)oxycyclohexane | |||
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UN number | 2810 | ||
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C7H14FO2P | |||
Molar mass | 180.159 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | Colorless liquid | ||
Density | 1.1278 g/cm3 | ||
Melting point | −30 °C (−22 °F; 243 K) | ||
Boiling point | 239 °C (462 °F; 512 K) | ||
Almost insoluble | |||
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Flash point | 94 °C (201 °F; 367 K) | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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As a chemical weapon, it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations. Pursuant to UN Resolution 687 its production and stockpiling was outlawed globally by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) of 1993, although Egypt, Israel, North Korea and South Sudan have not ratified the CWC (thus not outlawing their own stockpiling of chemical weapons).