Phosphorus Tetroxide

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.

Phosphorus tetroxide
Names
Other names
Phosphorus tetroxide
Phosphorus(V) oxide
Phosphoric anhydride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/O4P2/c1-5-4-6(2)3
    Key: PKSMWOJZXCKNBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • (P4O7): InChI=1S/O7P4/c1-11-5-8-2-9(6-11)4-10(3-8)7-11
    Key: JXMJWGUWYVJTGA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • (P4O8): InChI=1S/O8P4/c1-11-4-9-3-10(5-11)7-12(2,6-9)8-11
    Key: BDFGQAKHAFFJCF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • (P4O9): InChI=1S/O9P4/c1-11-4-10-5-12(2,7-11)9-13(3,6-10)8-11
    Key: DKJKPKZTNXPRRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O=POP(=O)=O
  • (P4O7): O=P12OP3OP(O1)OP(O3)O2
  • (P4O8): O=P12OP3OP(O1)OP(=O)(O3)O2
  • (P4O9): O=P12OP3OP(=O)(O1)OP(=O)(O3)O2
Properties
P2O4
Molar mass 125.96 g·mol−1
Appearance Solid
Melting point >100 °C
Vapor pressure 2.54 g·cm−3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Preparation

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:

    Phosphorus Tetroxide 

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.

References

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Chemical formulaInorganic compoundOxygenPhosphorus

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