PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE LR

PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE LR

Product code: RXSOL-60-6605-231

PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE LR

Phosphoryl chloride (commonly called phosphorus oxychloride) is a colourless liquid with the formula POCl3. It hydrolyses in moist air releasing phosphoric acid and fumes of hydrogen chloride. It is manufactured industrially on a large scale from phosphorus trichloride and oxygen or phosphorus pentoxide.

Application

Phosphorus Oxychloride is a colorless to pale yellow, fuming, oily liquid with a strong odor. It is used as a chlorinating agent, and in making semiconductors, gasoline additives, plasticizers, hydraulic fluids, and organophosphorus compounds such as pesticides.