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Phosphorus sesquisulfide
Phosphorus sesquisulfide is the chemical compound with the formula P4S3. Additional recommended knowledgeDepending on purity, samples can appear yellow-green to grey. The compound was discovered by G. Lemoine and first produced safely in commercial quantities in 1898 by Albright and Wilson. It dissolves in an equal weight of carbon disulfide (CS2), underscoring the remarkable ability of CS2 to dissolve sulfur-rich compounds. This bicyclic heterocycle has C3v symmetry. It is a derivative of phosphorus (P4) by insertion of Sulfur atoms between three P-P bonds. The P-S and P-P distances are 2.090 and 2.235 Å, respectively.[1] Other phosphorus sulfides and selenidesSeveral molecular phosphorus sulfides are known in addition to P4S3: three isomers of P4S4, two isomers of P4S5, P4S6, P4S7, P4S8, P4S9, and P4S10.[2] P4S2 is also known but is unstable > -30 °C.[3] P4Se3 and P4S3 adopt the same structures. ApplicationsP4S3 is an intermediate in production of phosphorus pentasulfide (P4S10). A 1:2 mixture, by weight, of P4S3 and potassium chlorate, together with other materials, comprises the heads of "strike-anywhere matches".[4] References
Categories: Phosphorus compounds | Sulfides |
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