Phosphorus oxide

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Phosphorus oxide can refer to:

• Phosphorus pentoxide (phosphorus(V) oxide, phosphoric anhydride), P2O5
• Phosphorus trioxide (phosphorus(III) oxide, phosphorous anhydride), P2O3
• Phosphorus tetroxide, Between the commercially important P4O6 and P4O10, several other, less common oxides of phosphorus are known. Specifically, P4O7, P4O9, and P2O6 all bear structures intermediate between the endmembers: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Structures_of_phosphorus_oxides_edit.png"] ::

On observation it will be seen that double bonded oxygen in P4O8 at 1,2 position or 1,3 position are identical and both positions have same steric hindrance. Cycle 12341 and ABCDA are identical.

Gases:

• Phosphorus monoxide, PO
• Phosphorus dioxide,

References

References

1. Luer, B.; Jansen, M. "Crystal Structure Refinement of Tetraphosphorus Nonaoxide, P₄O₉" Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 1991, volume 197, pages 247-8.

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