Carbon tetrachloride
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Carbon tetrachloride, also known by many other names, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CCl4. It is a volatile, non-flammable, dense, colourless liquid with a chloroform-like sweet odou
Carbon tetrachloride
Dilute iodine solution in carbon tetrachloride
A brass Pyrene carbon tetrachloride fire extinguisher
A Red Comet brand glass globe ("fire grenade") containing carbon tetrachloride
Phosgene
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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 ch
Carbon tetrachloride
…hydroxide decomposes it to potassium chloride and potassium carbonate in water: Carbon is sufficiently oxophilic that many compounds react to give phosgene: Reaction with hydrogen sulfide gives thiophosgene…
US Army phosgene identification poster from World War II
A sample case of toxic gases used in chemical warfare; the leftmost contains phosgene in a sealed capillary