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[[Image:Phosgene chemical structure.jpg|right|thumb|125px|{{#ifexist:Template:Phosgene chemical structure.jpg/credit|{{Phosgene chemical structure.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Phosgene, a chemical weapon and industrial chemical.]]
Phosgene, the [[acid chloride]] of [[carbonic acid]], is an industrial chemical that was used as a [[chemical weapon]] during [[World War I]].  It is a [[choking gas]] that reacts with water to produce carbon dioxide and hydrogen chloride gas, which is corrosive.  Exposure can lead to [[pulmonary edema]] and [[chemical pneumonitis]].  Phosgene has many different names, including carbon oxychloride, chloroformyl chloride, carbonyl chloride, carbonic dichloride, CG (military) and carbonyl dichloride.
 
Phosgene, the [[acid chloride]] of [[carbonic acid]], is an industrial chemical that was used as a chemical weapon during [[World War I]].  It is a [[choking gas]] that reacts with water to produce carbon dioxide and hydrogen chloride gas, which is corrosive.  Exposure can lead to pulmonary edema and [[chemical pneumonitis]].  Phosgene has many different names, including carbon oxychloride, chloroformyl chloride, carbonyl chloride, carbonic dichloride, CG (military) and carbonyl dichloride.

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Phosgene, a chemical weapon and industrial chemical
phosgene
IUPAC name:
Synonyms:
Formula: CCl2O

 Uses: chemical weapon

 Properties: corrosive

 Hazards: corrosive, produces chlorine gas

Mass (g/mol): CAS #:
98.92 75-44-5


Phosgene, the acid chloride of carbonic acid, is an industrial chemical that was used as a chemical weapon during World War I. It is a choking gas that reacts with water to produce carbon dioxide and hydrogen chloride gas, which is corrosive. Exposure can lead to pulmonary edema and chemical pneumonitis. Phosgene has many different names, including carbon oxychloride, chloroformyl chloride, carbonyl chloride, carbonic dichloride, CG (military) and carbonyl dichloride.