Chemical Name
Carbonyl Chloride
Chemical Formula
COCl2
Molar Mass
98.2
Melting Point
-120.0ºC or -184ºF
Boiling Point
8.2ºC or 47ºF
Density in gaseous state
3.4
COCl2 is a colorless gas with an odor
of fresh hay or grass. The most common chemical name for COCl2 is phosgene.
However there are other chemical names, including: Carbonyl Chloride, carbonic
dichloride, carbon oxychloride, carbonyl dichloride, chloroformyl chloride,
d-stoff, and green cross.
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This figure demonstrates how the atoms in the phosgene <molecule> bond
together. All of the atoms in a phosgene molecule are held together by covalent
bonds. As you can see the bond between carbon and oxygen in the molecule is a
double bond while the bonds between the carbon atom and the two chlorine atoms
are single <bonds. From> this figure the percent <composition> of phosgene by
number is easy to tell. It is 25% carbon, 25% <oxygen, and> 50% chlorine. However a more accurate
way to find the percent <composition> is by mass. The percent
