Phosphine - Wikipedia Phosphine (IUPAC name: phosphane) is a colorless, flammable, highly toxic compound with the chemical formula P H 3, classed as a pnictogen hydride Pure phosphine is odorless, but technical grade samples have a highly unpleasant odor like rotting fish, due to the presence of substituted phosphine and diphosphane ( P 2 H 4 )
Phosphine | PH3 | CID 24404 - PubChem Phosphine is a respiratory tract irritant that attacks primarily the cardiovascular and respiratory systems causing peripheral vascular collapse, cardiac arrest and failure, and pulmonary edema
Phosphine | ToxFAQs™ | ATSDR - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Phosphine is a colorless, flammable, and explosive gas at ambient temperature that has the odor of garlic or decaying fish Small amounts occur naturally from the break down of organic matter It is slightly soluble in water
Phosphine | NIOSH | CDC Phosphine (PH₃) is a colorless, flammable, and explosive gas at room temperature that smells like garlic or decaying fish Exposure to phosphine may cause, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea, thirst, muscle pain, difficulty breathing, and fluid in the lungs
Phosphine | Formula, Definition, Facts | Britannica phosphine (PH3), a colourless, flammable, extremely toxic gas with a disagreeable garliclike odour Phosphine is formed by the action of a strong base or hot water on white phosphorus or by the reaction of water with calcium phosphide (Ca 3 P 2)
Phosphine: general information - GOV. UK Phosphine is a colourless gas which is highly flammable and explosive in air Pure phosphine is odourless, although most commercially available grades have the odour of garlic or decaying fish
Phosphine - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Phosphine is used as an insecticide for the fumigation of grains, animal feed, and leaf-stored tobacco Acute (short-term) inhalation exposure to phosphine may cause headaches, dizziness, fatigue, drowsiness,
Phosphine - American Chemical Society Phosphine, the simplest phosphorus hydride, is a colorless and extremely toxic gas Some people think it smells like rotting fish; it reminds others of the odor of garlic In any case, pure phosphine is actually odorless; an impurity, diphosphane (P 2 H 4), is responsible for its foul scent