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(CuI) 3 P 12 : A Solid Containing a New Polymer of Phosphorus Predicted by Theory
Author(s) -
Pfitzner Arno,
Freudenthaler Eva
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199516471
Subject(s) - white phosphorus , phosphorus , black phosphorus , crystallography , polymer , diffraction , materials science , chemistry , metallurgy , optics , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , physics
A one‐dimensional, infinite phosphorus screw consisting of P 12 units is present in crystals of (CuI) 3 P 12 . Theoretical calculations had predicted that this previously unknown form of phosphorus would be thermodynamically stable. Flat shiny needles of (CuI) 3 P 12 have now been prepared from CuI and elemental phosphorus, and the new phosphorus allotrope has been characterized by X‐ray diffraction (picture on the right, P: black, Cu: shaded, and I: white circles).