CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Tabun is a colorless to brown liquid with a faint fruity odor. Used as a chemical warfare agent. |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Liquid |
| Odor | The industrial product has a weak sweetish smell; in small concentrations, it smells of fruit, but in large concentrations, it smells of fish |
| Boiling Point | 464 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998) |
| Melting Point | -58 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Flash Point | 172 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Solubility | Readily soluble in organic solvents. |
| Density | 1.073 (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Vapor Density | 5.63 (EPA, 1998) - Heavier than air; will sink (Relative to Air) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.07 mmHg at 77 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| LogP | log Kow = 0.38 |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomp, can emit highly toxic fumes of /phosphorus oxides .../. |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.4250 at 20 °C/D |
| Relative Evaporation Rate | Evaporates about 20 times more slowly than water |
| Kovats Retention Index | 1131 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Bleaching powder destroys tabun, but gives rise to cyanogen chloride. |
| Chemical Classes | Toxic Gases & Vapors -> Chemical Weapons |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 162.13 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 0.1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 4 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 3 |
| Exact Mass | 162.05581460 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 162.05581460 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 53.3 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 10 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 193 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Tabun is a colorless to brown liquid with a faint fruity odor. Used as a chemical warfare agent.