Cyclosarin

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Cyclosarin

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate
Other names GF;(Fluoro-methyl-phosphoryl)oxycyclohexane
Identifiers
CAS Number	329-99-7 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	58069 Y
PubChem CID	64505
UNII	VM36F9N236 Y
UN number	2810
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00861875
InChI InChI=1S/C7H14FO2P/c1-11(8,9)10-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3 Y Key: SNTRKUOVAPUGAY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C7H14FO2P/c1-11(8,9)10-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3 Key: SNTRKUOVAPUGAY-UHFFFAOYAC
SMILES O=P(F)(OC1CCCCC1)C
Properties
Chemical formula	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)
Solubility in water	Almost insoluble
Hazards
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). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

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.

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).