Phosgene is a common name for:

Carbonyl dichloride

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The correct option is A Carbonyl dichloride
Carbonyl dichloride is also known as phosgene gas. When chloroform reacts with oxygen in presence of light, phosgene gas is produced. The reaction is as follows:
$2 C H C l_{3} + O_{2} l i g h t \to 2 C O C l_{2} + 2 H C l$

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