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Organic Chemicals > Ketones > Phosgene

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Phosgene  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A highly toxic gas that has been used as a chemical warfare agent. It is an insidious poison as it is not irritating immediately, even when fatal concentrations are inhaled. (From The Merck Index, 11th ed, p7304)

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • 117K140075
  • 75-44-5 (Phosgene)
  • Carbonic dichloride

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  • French

  • 117K140075
  • 75-44-5 (Phosgene)
  • Carbonic dichloride

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