Diphosphorus tetroxide, or phosphorus tetroxide is an inorganic compound of phosphorus and oxygen.
It has the empirical chemical formula P2O4. Solid phosphorus tetroxide (also referred to as phosphorus(III,V)-oxide) consists of variable mixtures of the mixed-valence oxides P4O7, P4O8 and P4O9.
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Other names Phosphorus tetroxide Phosphorus(V) oxide Phosphoric anhydride | |
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Molar mass | 125.96 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Solid |
Melting point | >100 °C |
Vapor pressure | 2.54 g·cm−3 |
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Phosphorus tetroxide can be produced by thermal decomposition of phosphorus trioxide, which disproportionates above 210 °C to form phosphorus tetroxide, with elemental phosphorus as a byproduct:
In addition, phosphorus trioxide can be converted into phosphorus tetroxide by controlled oxidation with oxygen in carbon tetrachloride solution.
Careful reduction of phosphorus pentoxide with red phosphorus at 450-525 °C also produces phosphorus tetroxide.
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