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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)
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Pharmacological Action
Chemical Warfare Agents
Substance
CAS Registry & name
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Drugs
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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.