title: Facile Conversion of Red Phosphorus into Soluble Polyphosphide Anions by Reaction with Potassium Ethoxide.
abstract: Soluble polyphosphide anions were successfully generated in a number of organic solvents by the reaction between shelf-stable red phosphorus and potassium ethoxide. The species were identified by (31)P NMR spectroscopy in solution and by X-ray crystal-structure determination of (Bu4N)2P16 in the solid state. The reaction was scaled up to gram quantities by using a flow-chemistry process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dragulescu-Andrasi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
authors.forename: L Zane
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
authors.forename: Banghao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA. mcquade@chem.fsu.edu.
authors.forename: D Tyler
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: McQuade
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA. shatruk@chem.fsu.edu.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shatruk
keywords: NMR spectroscopy; flow chemistry; phosphorus allotropes; polyanions; structure elucidation