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phosgene


phosgene molecule
Also called carbonyl chloride (COCl2), a colorless, reactive gas, hydrolyzed by water, made by catalytic combination of carbon monoxide and chlorine, and used to make resins and dyes. Highly toxic, it was used as a poison gas in World War I.


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