Phosphorus tetroxide

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).
Infobox references

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.