Turning Salt Into Phosphoryl Chloride: The Chemical That Hospitalized Me

Duration: 13:07

I've worked with, smelled, and even tasted a number of crazy chemicals on this channel, but only one has ever sent me to the emergency room. And that chemical is phosphoryl chloride (phosphorus oxychloride, POCl3), which can apparently be made from table salt, as you'll in this video! Please note that while this compound is extremely useful, it is somewhat risky to handle...let my story be a lesson to you on what can go wrong if you're not careful enough! Want to support LabCoatz? Of course you do! Feel free to join my Patreon here, or simply donate using the PayPal link: https://www.patreon.com/LabCoatz https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/labcoatz WARNING: while completely legal, the actions depicted in this video are potentially dangerous. Replication of the depicted procedures is not recommended for unexperienced individuals. 0:00 Intro 0:28 Science Madness: POCl3 from salt?? 1:10 Ingredients 1:33 First attempt 2:56 Trouble with steel 3:45 Some success! 4:02 Second attempt: all glass setup 5:15 Overcooking issues 6:16 Yield 7:21 Reactions (and smell) 9:54 My hospital story 12:25 Wrapping up