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18.1 Product Class 1: Cyanogen Halides, Cyanates and Their Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium Analogues, Sulfinyl and Sulfonyl Cyanides, Cyanamides, and Phosphaalkynes
18.2 Product Class 2: Carbon Dioxide, Carbonyl Sulfide, Carbon Disulfide, Isocyanates, Isothiocyanates, Carbodiimides, and Their Selenium, Tellurium, and Phosphorus
18.3 Product Class 3: Carbonic Acid Halides
18.4 Product Class 4: Acyclic and Cyclic Carbonic Acids and Esters, and Their Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium Analogues
18.5 Product Class 5: Polymeric Carbonic Acids and Esters, and Their Sulfur Analogues
18.6 Product Class 6: Acyclic and Cyclic Carbamic Acids and Esters, and Their Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium, and Phosphorus Analogues
18.7 Product Class 7: Polymeric Carbamic Acids and Esters, and Their Sulfur Analogues
18.8 Product Class 8: Acyclic and Cyclic Ureas
18.9 Product Class 9: Polymeric Ureas and Their Phosphorus Analogues
18.10 Product Class 10: Thiocarbonic Acids and Derivatives
18.11 Product Class 11: Seleno- and Tellurocarbonic Acids and Derivatives
18.12 Product Class 12: Imidic Acids and Derivatives, Isoureas and Derivatives, Sulfur and Selenium Equivalents, and Analogously Substituted Methylenephosphines
18.13 Product Class 13: Guanidine Derivatives
18.14 Product Class 14: Phosphorus Analogues of Guanidine
18.15 Product Class 15: Tetraheterosubstituted Methanes with a Carbon-Halogen Bond
18.16 Product Class 16: Other Tetraheterosubstituted Methanes