What is it about?
It is about the reaction of a version of Lawesson's reagent known as NpP2S4 where the two phosphorus atoms are held close together in space with a difunctional compound. In this question the difunction group is a 1,2-dihydroxybenzene.
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Why is it important?
It is important as Lawesson's reagent and similar compounds are able to react with oxygen containing compounds. The oxygen atoms tend to attack the phosphorus atoms. It is important as the reaction of NpP2S4 with methanol and also ethylene glycol have been considered in other papers.
Perspectives
When we compare the chemistry in this paper with the Czech work on NpP2S4 with ethylene glycol we can understand how the flexability of the dihydroxyl compound is important.
Docent Mark Russell StJohn Foreman
Chalmers tekniska hogskola
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This page is a summary of: Preparation and X-ray structure of a new organo-P–O–S heterocycle, Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry,
DOI: 10.1039/c39950002217.
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