phosgene
Toxic industrial compound
Phosgene is a highly toxic industrial chemical, a colorless gas with a smell often compared to freshly cut hay.
It was notoriously used as a chemical weapon in World War I, where it caused more deaths than any other poison gas.
Today it serves primarily as a precursor in manufacturing plastics, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals.
Exposure damages the lungs and can be fatal even at low concentrations.
Toxic agent for warfare
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- trench warfareCombat from fortified ditches
- mustard gasBlistering chemical warfare agent
- chlorine gasReactive halogen in gaseous state
nerve agent · gas mask · artillery shell · Ypres · CG · war crime · demilitarization · stockpile
Capable of causing death
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- pulmonary edemaExcess fluid in lungs
- asphyxiantGas blocking oxygen access
inhalation · exposure · hazardous · suffocation · respiratory · OSHA · toxic · lung damage
Two-chlorine chemical compound
- carbonylC=O functional group
- electrophileElectron-pair acceptor species
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
- nucleophileElectron-pair donating species
synthesis · esterification · polymerization · hydrolysis · decomposition · volatility
Strong transparent synthetic polymer
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- polyurethaneVersatile synthetic resin compound
- dyesPigments for staining materials
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
pharmaceuticals · feedstock · manufacturing · reactor · synthesis · chemical plant · precursor · production
chemical weapon
Toxic agent for warfare
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- trench warfareCombat from fortified ditches
- mustard gasBlistering chemical warfare agent
chlorine gas · nerve agent · gas mask · artillery shell · Ypres · CG · war crime · demilitarization · stockpile
poisonous
Capable of causing death
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- pulmonary edemaExcess fluid in lungs
asphyxiant · inhalation · exposure · hazardous · suffocation · respiratory · OSHA · toxic · lung damage
dichloride
Two-chlorine chemical compound
- carbonylC=O functional group
- electrophileElectron-pair acceptor species
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
nucleophile · synthesis · esterification · polymerization · hydrolysis · decomposition · volatility
polycarbonate
Strong transparent synthetic polymer
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- polyurethaneVersatile synthetic resin compound
- dyesPigments for staining materials
pesticides · pharmaceuticals · feedstock · manufacturing · reactor · synthesis · chemical plant · precursor · production · agrochemicals
phosgenemustard gas
Blistering chemical warfare agent
nerve agents · sarin · VX · chlorine gas · hydrogen cyanide
phosgeneoxygen
Element eight, colorless gas
fresh air · medical oxygen · pure oxygen · nitrous oxide · clean air