| Compound Description | Phosgene oxime is a manufactured chemical that was developed as a potential chemical warfare agent, but its use on the battlefield has never been documented. It has a disagreeable penetrating odor. Pure phosgene oxime is a colorless, crystalline solid; the munitions grade compound is a yellowish-brown liquid. Both the liquid and the solid can give off vapors at ambient temperatures.Phosgene oxime appears as a chemical warfare blister agent. Colorless liquid, odorless to fruity.Phosgene Oxime is a synthetic nettle agent developed in Germany in 1929 as a potential chemical warfare agent that causes corrosive skin and tissue injuries. It is characterized as a colorless crystalline solid or yellowish-brown liquid that is odorless or has a fruity odor. Exposure occurs by inhalation, ingestion, or contact.Phosgene oxime, or CX, is an organic compound with the formula Cl2CNOH. It is a potent chemical weapon, specifically a nettle agent. The compound itself is a colorless solid, but impure samples are often yellowish liquids. It has a strong, disagreeable odor and a violently irritating vapor. |
