Trilones (nerve agents)

Trilone , also called G substances , was the German code name for the nerve agents sarin ( GB ), soman ( GD ) and tabun ( GA ) from the phosphoric acid ester family . The expression is still used today. They belong to the chemical weapon group - use of volatile warfare agents and include the most dangerous known nerve gases.

Single names used for Trilon nerve agents are:

• Trilon 38/83 = tabun
• Trilon 46 = sarin
• Trilon 144 = Soman
• Trilon 300 = arsine

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on Trilone. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed April 1, 2014.
2. ↑ Entry on tabun in the ChemIDplus database of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), accessed on July 31, 2018 or earlier.
3. ^ Entry on sarin in the ChemIDplus database of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), accessed on July 31, 2018 or earlier.
4. ↑ Overview of chemical warfare agents ( Memento from February 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive )