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phosphorus trichloride
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phosphorus trichloride [′fäs·fə·rəs trī′klȯr‚īd]
(inorganic chemistry)
PCl3A colorless, fuming liquid that decomposes rapidly in moist air and water; soluble in ether, benzene, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride; boils at 76°C; used as a chlorinating agent, phosphorus solvent, and in saccharin manufacture.


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The Group on 31 May and 1 June completed destruction of Iraq's bulk stocks of other precursor chemicals - phosphorous oxychloride, thionyl chloride and phosphorous trichloride.
 
 
 
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