Phosgene
Phosgene is an organic chemical compound with the formula COCl2. It is a toxic, colorless gas; in low concentrations, its musty odor resembles that of freshly cut hay or grass. It can be thought of chemically as the double acyl chloride analog of carbonic acid, or structurally as formaldehyde with the hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine atoms. Phosgene is a valued and important industrial building block, especially for the production of precursors of polyurethanes and polycarbonate plastics.
Phosgene is extremely poisonous and was used as a chemical weapon during World War I, where it was responsible for 85,000 deaths. Wikipedia
Substance Data
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TOXNET
CAS-Number75-44-5 |
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Data from the Hazardous Materials Table
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49 CFR §172 (2018/07)
(3) Hazard Class 2.3 Poisonous gas |
UN 1076 |
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×Note:Special provisions may be very complex. The extracts are taken from 49 CFR §172.102. Please be careful with the information, as necessary, additional conditions may be applied that are not written here. Please check the original source and report bugs. 1 | This material is poisonous by inhalation (see §171.8 of this subchapter) in Hazard Zone A (see §173.116(a) or §173.133(a) of this subchapter), and must be described as an inhalation hazard under the provisions of this subchapter. Browse special provision 1 |
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B7 | Safety relief devices are not authorized on multi-unit tank car tanks. Openings for safety relief devices on multi-unit tank car tanks shall be plugged or blank flanged. Browse special provision B7 |
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B46 | The detachable protective housing for the loading and unloading valves of multi-unit tank car tanks must withstand tank test pressure and must be approved by the Associate Administrator. Browse special provision B46 |
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N86 | |
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(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail | Forbidden |
(9B) Cargo aircraft only | Forbidden |
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(10A) Location | D Stowage category “D” means the material must be stowed “on deck only” on a cargo vessel or on a passenger vessel carrying a number of passengers limited to not more than the larger of 25 passengers or one passenger per each 3 m of overall vessel length, but the material is prohibited on a passenger vessel in which the limiting number of passengers is exceeded. Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k) |
(10B) Other | |
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Segregation Chart for Load, Transport, Storage
In this table a statement is contained for each hazard class whether the loading, transport or storage with other hazard classes is allowed, is not permitted or is restricted. The table is based on U.S.-Code 49 CFR §177.848.
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May not be loaded, transported, or stored together in the same transport vehicle or storage facility. |
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Load, transport, storage together is not restricted. |
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Load, transport, storage together is allowed under restrictions. |
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