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phosphorus oxychloride [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
Universal entry(ies)
POCl3
correct, formula, see observation
10025-87-3
CAS number
DEF

Colorless, fuming liquid; pungent odor ... Decomposed by water and alcohol ... [Derived from] phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus pentoxide and chlorine ... Toxic by inhalation and ingestion; strong irritant to skin and tissue ... Uses: Manufacture of cyclic and acyclic esters for plasticizers, gasoline additives, hydraulic fluids, and organophosphorus compounds; chlorinating agent and catalyst ...

CONT

Phosphorus oxychloride [is used as] starch modifying agent ...

OBS

Chemical formula: POCl3

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
POCl3
correct, formula, see observation
10025-87-3
CAS number
DEF

Liquide incolore, fumant à l'air, [d']odeur suffocante [...] Décomposable par l'eau et l'alcool. Soluble [dans le] sulfure de carbone, [le] tétrachlorure de carbone, [le] benzène, [le] chloroforme [...] [Produit par la] distillation de l'anhydride phosphorique avec le pentachlorure de phosphore [...] [Utilisé pour la] synthèse organique, [les] matières tannantes, [les] dérivés du liège, [en] pharmacie, [pour les] plastifiants [...]

OBS

Formule chimique : POCl3

Spanish

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