Phosgenations: A Handbook - Tapa dura

"...unique, one of the year's best information resources." (E-STREAMS, December 2004) "...provides a good survey on the chemistry of phosgene and its derivatives." (Synthesis, September 2006)

In this manual, the authors compare the range of applications for phosgene with that of the alternative compounds, dealing in detail with the possible uses of diphosgene, triphosgene, carbon dioxide, organic carbonates, oxalylchloride and many other alternative materials used in synthesis. However, they clearly point out those cases where phosgene continues to have the advantage. The result is a mine of information for synthetic chemists working in industry and academia faced with the question of where the toxic phosgene can be replaced by an unproblematic compound -- including the safety phosgenation.