CCl2O
98.91 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Carbonyl dichloride
CAS75-44-5EC200-870-3
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Halocarbon
Primary Use
Intermediate for isocyanates and organic chemicals
Carbonyl dichloride is a highly reactive chemical compound primarily used as an intermediate in the production of isocyanates and other organic chemicals. It is also formed through the thermal or photodecomposition of chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as during welding or firefighting, and poses significant toxicity risks.
Intermediate for isocyanatesIntermediate for organic chemicals synthesisByproduct from thermal or photodecomposition of chlorinated hydrocarbons
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Safety Reference
Danger
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H330Fatal if inhaled
H280Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated
H318Causes serious eye damage
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
carbonyl dichloride
InChIKey
YGYAWVDWMABLBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(=O)(Cl)Cl
Synonyms (33)
- C O Cl2
- Carbon dichloride oxide
- Carbon oxychloride
- Carbone (oxychlorure de)
- Carbonic acid dichloride
- Carbonic chloride
- Carbonic dichloride
- Carbonio (ossicloruro di)
- Carbonyl chloride
- Carbonyl dichloride
- Carbonylchlorid
- Carbonylchlorid [German]
- Chloroformyl chloride
- Combat gas
- Dichloroformaldehyde
- Fosgeen
- Fosgeen [Dutch]
- Fosgen
- Fosgen [Polish]
- Fosgene
- Fosgene [Italian]
- Koolstofoxychloride
- Koolstofoxychloride [Dutch]
- PHOSGENE [MART.]
- Phosgen
- Phosgen [German]
- Phosgene, 20% in toluene
- carbonyl dichloride;phosgene
- chloroketone
- dichloroketone