Sarin

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chemical weapon
organophosphate compound
gptkbp:antidote gptkb:pralidoxime
atropine
gptkbp:aroma none or faint
gptkbp:boilingPoint 158°C
gptkbp:CASNumber 107-44-8
gptkbp:category nerve agent
weapon of mass destruction
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C4H10FO2P
gptkbp:color colorless
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:decomposition hydrolyzes in water
gptkbp:density 1.09 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Gerhard_Schrader
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1938
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sarin
gptkbp:IUPACName (RS)-propan-2-yl methylphosphonofluoridate
gptkbp:LD50 ~0.5 mg for adult (estimated, via inhalation)
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction gptkb:acetylcholinesterase_inhibitor
gptkbp:meltingPoint -56°C
gptkbp:namedAfter Schrader, Ambros, Ritter, and von der Linde (acronym)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Syrian_civil_war
Tokyo subway attack (1995)
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:Chemical_Weapons_Convention
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:VX
gptkb:Soman
gptkb:Tabun
gptkbp:riskFactor 6.1 (toxic substances)
gptkbp:routeOfExposure inhalation
ingestion
skin absorption
gptkbp:solubility miscible
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:water
gptkbp:storage sealed containers, cool and dry place
gptkbp:toxicity highly toxic
gptkbp:UNNumber gptkb:UN_2810
gptkbp:usedAs nerve agent
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chemical_Weapons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5