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).
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