Thiophosgene

Thiophosgene
Thiophosgene
Thiophosgene
Thiophosgene
Thiophosgene
Names
IUPAC name
Carbonothioyl dichloride
Other names
Thiophosgene; Thiocarbonyl chloride; Carbonothioic dichloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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RTECS number
  • XN2450000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CCl2S/c2-1(3)4 checkY
    Key: ZWZVWGITAAIFPS-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/CCl2S/c2-1(3)4
    Key: ZWZVWGITAAIFPS-UHFFFAOYAH
  • ClC(Cl)=S
Properties
CSCl2
Molar mass 114.97 g·mol−1
Appearance Red liquid
Odor Persistent, choking odor
Density 1.50 g/cm3
Boiling point 70 to 75 °C (158 to 167 °F; 343 to 348 K)
Decomposes
Solubility in other solvents Reacts with amines and alcohols, soluble in polar organic solvents
-50.6·10−6 cm3/mol
1.558
Structure
planar, sp2, C2v
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Highly toxic
Flash point 62 °C (144 °F; 335 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Thiophosgene is a red liquid with the formula CSCl2. It is a molecule with trigonal planar geometry. There are two reactive C–Cl bonds that allow it to be used in diverse organic syntheses.[1]

  1. ^ Manchiu D. S. Lay, Mitchell W. Sauerhoff And Donald R. Saunders "Carbon Disulfide" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia Of Industrial Chemistry, 2000, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a05_185