The Lethal Danger of Combining Welding and Brake Cleaner With the availability of increasingly cheaper equipment, welding has become far more accessible these days. While this is definitely a plus, it also comes with the elephant-sized asterisk that as …read more

Crystal Structures and Intermolecular Interactions in α$\alpha$‐ and β$\beta$‐phosgene Despite its notorious reputation as a war gas, phosgene (COCl2${\rm COCl}_2$) is one of the most important intermediate chemicals in industry. In this study, we present the crystal structures of two ....

What happens if you combine phosgene, neutron diffraction and DFT? A Tale of polymorphism, and intermolecular interactions! Three years in the making and finally published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social: Congrats, Sven! #molecules #phosgene #neutrons doi.org/10.1002/ange...

#ChemicalWeapons #Morocco #France #Interbellum #Chloropicrin #MustardAgent #Phosgene
Hidden in plain sight: the beginnings of French chemical warfare in Morocco’s Rif War (April–July 1925)
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This article reconstructs the ...

4 September 1900: The Hague Convention of 1899 came into force. #History

The Convention included a ban on "projectiles the object of which is the diffusion of asphyxiating or deleterious gases"

It's fair to say the Hague Convention of 1899 wasn't particularly effective! #Phosgene #MustardGas