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Phosgene

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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)  D25-26 qualif   
Pharmacological Action Chemical Warfare Agents
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
bis(trichloromethyl) carbonate  32315-10-9   Phosgene/*analogs & derivatives. J Pept Sci 1997 Nov-Dec;3(6):429-41
thiophosgene  463-71-8 carbonothioic dichloride  Phosgene/*analogs & derivatives. Acta Biol Med Germ 37(3):501;1978; FEBS Lett 83(2):329;1977
dithiophosgene  20464-23-7 2,2,4,4-tetrachloro-1,3-dithiacyclobutane  Phosgene/*analogs & derivatives. Biochem J 153(3):737;1976
trichloroethyl chloroformate  17341-93-4 carbonochloridic acid, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl ester  Phosgene/*analogs & derivatives. J Chromatogr 121(2):235;1976
trichloromethyl chloroformate  503-38-8 carbonochloridic acid, trichloromethyl ester  Chloroform/*analogs & derivatives Phosgene/*analogs & derivatives.

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