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PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE

CAS10025-87-3EC233-046-7
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Halocarbon
Primary Use
chlorinating agent and flame retardant precursor

Phosphoryl chloride is a colourless liquid that hydrolyses in moist air, releasing phosphoric acid and hydrogen chloride fumes. It is produced industrially on a large scale from phosphorus trichloride and oxygen or phosphorus pentoxide.

chlorinating agentflame retardant precursor

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Controlled substances

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Relevant lists:Australia Group Chemical Weapons PrecursorsCWC Schedule 3

CAS 10025-87-3

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Reagent for platinum coordination complexes

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Silicon tetrachloride

CAS10026-04-7

Production of fumed silica and silicones

ReferenceSame Category

Phosphorus pentachloride

CAS10026-13-8

chlorinating agent in chemical synthesis

ReferenceSame Category

Cobalt(III) fluoride

CAS10026-18-3

fluorinating agent

Safety Reference

Corrosive
Corrosive
Toxic
Toxic
Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H330Fatal if inhaled
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H290May be corrosive to metals
H300Fatal if swallowed
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H318Causes serious eye damage
H370Causes damage to organs
H402Harmful to aquatic life
Regulatory Compliance3
  • Australia Group Chemical Weapons PrecursorsGlobalRegulation
    Listed· listed since 2023-11-21Source
  • CWC Schedule 3GlobalInternational Convention
    ListedSource
  • CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
    Listed· listed since 2015-05-01Source

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE (CAS 10025-87-3) is 2812.12.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2812.12

EU CN code (8-digit)

2812 12 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

phosphoryl trichloride

InChIKey

XHXFXVLFKHQFAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O=P(Cl)(Cl)Cl

Synonyms (44)
  • Fosforoxychlorid
  • Fosforoxychlorid [Czech]
  • Oxychlorid fosforecny
  • Oxychlorid fosforecny [Czech]
  • P O Cl3
  • PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE
  • Phosphoric trichloride
  • Phosphorous oxychloride
  • Phosphorous oxycloride
  • Phosphoroxidchlorid
  • Phosphoroxychlorid
  • Phosphoroxychloride
  • Phosphortrichloridoxid
  • Phosphorus oxide trichloride
  • Phosphorus oxychoride
  • Phosphorus oxycloride
  • Phosphorus oxytrichloride
  • Phosphorus(V) oxide chloride
  • Phosphorus(V) oxychloride
  • Phosphoryl chloride
  • Phosphoryl trichloride
  • Phosphoryl trichoride
  • Phosphorylchlorid
  • Trichlorooxophosphorus(V)
  • Trichlorophosphine oxide
  • Trichlorophosphorus oxide
  • phosphoric oxychloride
  • phosphoricchloride
  • phosphorous oxichloride
  • phosphorous oxychoride
  • phosphoroyl trichloride
  • phosphorus oxichloride
  • phosphorus oxychioride
  • phosphorus oxychlorid
  • phosphorus trichloride oxide
  • phosphoryl choride
  • trichloridooxidophosphorus
  • trichlorure de phosphoryle