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Substance: phosgene					Other Names: carbonyl chloride

Formula: COCl2						CAS-No.: 75-44-5

Study: photolysis, quantum yields

                
Authors: J. Heicklen

Title: The Photolysis of Phosgene-Ethylene Mixtures

Journal/Source: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 87 (3), 445-453, (1965); DOI: 10.1021/ja01081a010


Data: 

Energy/Wavelength range: 253.7 nm

Resolution: 

Temperature: 296 K

Temperature dependence: no

Pressure/Concentration:

Phase: gas

pH:


Comments: The photodissociation processes COCl2 + hv --> COCl + Cl with subsequent decay of COCl --> CO + Cl, 
produces CO with unity quantum yield.

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