Tabun (nerve agent)

Tabun is a nerve agent. It was the first of the G-series nerve agents, and called GA.

The chemical substance is a solid at 25 degrees Celsius, at standard atmosphere (a pressure). 

History
It was developed in 1936 by the German chemist Gerhard Schrader.Borkin J 1978. The crime and punishment of I.G. Farben. Mazal Holocaust Collection. New York: Free Press. ISBN 978-0-02-904630-2 He was responsible for the I.G. Farben (Leverkusen) work on pesticides. From 1942 Tabun was industrially produced. It was filled in bombs and shells for the Wehrmacht in WWII, but not used.

Its potential was known from 
the 1900s because of technical publications.

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Category:Nerve agents
Category:Nitriles
Category:Amides 
Category:Ethyl esters 
Category:Organophosphorus compounds