History Sarin was discovered in 1938 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld in Germany by scientists at IG Farben who were attempting to create stronger pesticides; it is the most toxic of the four G-Series nerve agents made by Germany. The compound, which followed the discovery of the nerve agent tabun, was named in honor of its discoverers: chemist Gerhard Schrader, chemist Otto Ambros, chemist , and from Heereswaffenamt Hans-Jürgen von der Linde.
History Sarin was discovered in ?1938 in, Wuppertal-Elberfeld in Germany by scientists at IG Farben who were attempting to create stronger pesticides; it is the most toxic of the four G-Series nerve agents made by Germany. The compound, which: followed the discovery of the nerve agent tabun, was named in honor of its discoverers: chemist Gerhard ?Schrader, chemist Otto Ambros, chemist , and from Heereswaffenamt H?ans-Jürgen von der Linde.