Trichloronitrosomethane

Trichloronitrosomethane
Names
	Other names TL-358
Identifiers
CAS Number	3711-49-7;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	69724;
PubChem CID	77305;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80190610 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/CCl3NO/c2-1(3,4)5-6 Key: WXWITNRAXGTELB-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C(N=O)(Cl)(Cl)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	CCl3NO
Molar mass	148.37 g·mol−1
Appearance	Deep blue liquid
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Trichloronitrosomethane is a chlorinated nitrosoalkane. It is a deep blue liquid with powerful lachrymatory effects.^[1]

Synthesis

Trichloronitrosomethane can be produced with following methods:^[1]^[2]

Trichloronitrosomethane is an unstable substance. It slowly decomposes into nitrosyl chloride, nitrogen oxides, and chloropicrin over time.^[1]

Trichloronitrosomethane can be reduced to phosgene oxime by hydrogen sulfide.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sartori, Mario (1939). The War Gases. New York: D. Von Nostrand. pp. 164–165.
^ Sutcliffe, H. (September 1965). "The Synthesis of Trichloronitrosomethane". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 30 (9): 3221–3222. doi:10.1021/jo01020a516.

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