Found an ampule under a fume hood with thiophosgene written on it. Probably mainly thiophosgene was in it long ago, since thiophosgene is a red liquid and not an adorable looking colorless crystalline solid.

Thiophosgene is similar to phosgene (COCl2), the only difference that a sulfur is on the molecule instead of the oxygen, so it could be written as CSCl2. It is a red liquid with probably a horrible odor, but since it’s highly toxic it’s not recommended to sniff it.

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10:15 pm • 22 December 2014 • 346 notes • View comments