About the Chemistry of Phosphorus Suboxides

Abstract

A terra incognita of chemistry is represented by the phosphorus suboxides owing to their high reactivity. The present computational study provides the first insights into this interesting class of compound. The picture shows the most stable isomer of P₄ O₂ (the smaller, darker centers denote oxygen atoms).

Keywords: ab initio calculations; density functional calculations; phosphorus; phosphorus suboxides.