Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Cyclosarin or GF (cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate) is an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon. 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 Dr. 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.