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Prolonged exposure of chloroform in humans may cause damage to liver. It is due to the formation of the following compound.
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$\mathrm{COCl}_{2}$
The prolonged exposure of chloroform in humans may cause damage to liver. It is because of the formation of phosgene $\mathrm{COCl}_{2}$.
$2 \mathrm{CHCl}_{3}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \stackrel{\text { Sunlight }}{\longrightarrow} 2 \mathrm{COCl}_{2}+2 \mathrm{HCl}$
$2 \mathrm{CHCl}_{3}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \stackrel{\text { Sunlight }}{\longrightarrow} 2 \mathrm{COCl}_{2}+2 \mathrm{HCl}$
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