Phosphine oxide
Agent Name
Phosphine oxide
CAS Number
13840-40-9
Formula
H3-O-P
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Category
Phosphorus Compounds
Sources/Uses
"Phosphine oxides are phosphorus compounds with the formula OPX3. When X = alkyl or aryl, these are organophosphine oxides. Triphenylphosphine oxide is an example. . . . The parent compound phosphine oxide (H3PO) is unstable. It has been detected with mass spectrometry as a reaction product of oxygen and phosphine . . . " [Wikipedia]
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