Major Category
Toxic Gases & Vapors
Synonyms
Nitrobromoform; Nitrotribromomethane; Tribromonitromethane; Methane, nitrotribromo-; Methane, tribromonitro-; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Other Toxic Gases & Vapors
Description
Prismatic crystals or oily colorless or clear dark amber liquid; [CAMEO]
Sources/Uses
Used as a military poison and to make other chemicals; [Hawley]
Comments
A severe skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; A substance that causes lacrimation and may cause lung edema after inhalation of high concentrations; [CAMEO] Extreme hazard of explosion when heated; [Hawley] See "Chloropicrin."
Explanatory Notes
VP = 15 mm Hg at 187 deg F; [CAMEO]
Other Information
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