Diphosgene is a chemical compound with the formula ClCO2CCl3. This colorless liquid is a valuable reagent in the synthesis of organic compounds. Diphosgene is related to phosgene and has comparable toxicity, but is more conveniently handled because it is a liquid, whereas phosgene is a gas. ==Production and uses== Diphosgene is prepared by radical...
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in chemical warfare, poison gas widely used by Germany during World War I. Its chemical name is trichloromethyl chloroformate, and it is a ...
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ClCOOCCl3; Trichloromethyl chloroformate;a poison gas used in World War I; it is also slightly lacrimatoric. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dī-fos′jēn Definitions: 1. A poison gas used in World War I; it is also slightly lacrimatoric.
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Diphosgene (trichloromethyl chlorofomate) is a poisonous gas used in chemical warfare. It is a colourless liquid with a smell of musty hay and a delayed action, effects taking place some three hours after exposure when it causes oedema of the lungs resulting in death.
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a colorless liquid, CClO, usually derived from methyl formate or methyl chloroformate by chlorination: a World War I poison gas now used chiefly in organic synthesis. Also called
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