Soman 4
Soman 4 :
The chemical Pinacolyl methyl phosphonofluoridate, methyl-1, 2, 2-trimethylpropyl ester. It is a nerve agent known as GD; its chemical formula is (CH3)3CCH(CH3)OPF(O)CH3. It is a colorless liquid with a fruity or camphor odor. It undergoes "aging" very quickly, rendering oxime therapy useless and making poisoning with this agent more difficult to treat. Symptoms include pupil constriction, blurred and dimmed vision, pain in eyeballs; chest tightness, difficulty in breathing; sweating, salivation, increased bronchial secretions, bradycardia, hypotension, vomiting and diarrhea, bronchoconstriction, and urinary and fecal incontinence
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