PHOSGENE

• Product Name:PHOSGENE
• Synonyms: Carbon oxychloride carbondichlorideoxide carbone(oxychlorurede) carbone(oxychlorurede)(french) Carbonic chloride carbonicaciddichloride carbonicchloride Carbonicdichloride
• CAS:75-44-5
• MF:CCl2O
• MW:98.92
• EINECS:200-870-3
• Mol File:75-44-5.mol
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Phosgene can be deadly at a concentration as low as 2 ppm. Phosgene is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of many industrial chemicals, including dyes and plastics; in the making of dyestuffs based on triphenylmethane, coal tar, and urea. It is also used in the organic synthesis of isocyanates and their derivatives, carbonic acid esters (polycarbonates); and acid chlorides. Other applications include its utilization in metallurgy; and in the manufacture of some insecticides and pharmaceuticals. Exposure to phosgene may occur during arc welding and in fires involving vinyl chloride; released from household paint removers and degreasers when they are used in the presence of heat. Phosgene (CG) has been used as a military choking, pulmonary agent since WW I, and has become a staple of chemical arsenals in many countries