title: HPCO-A Phosphorus-Containing Analogue of Isocyanic Acid.
abstract: We describe the isolation and spectroscopic characterization of the heavier phosphorus-containing analogue of isocyanic acid (HPCO), and its isotopologue (DPCO). This fundamental small molecule, which has been postulated to exist in interstellar space, has thus far only been observed at low gas phase concentrations or in inert gas matrices. In this report we describe its synthesis, spectroscopic properties, and reactivity in solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7831-1410
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hinz
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 3a, 18059, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Labbow
authors.affiliation: National Physics Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, UK.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rennick
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 3a, 18059, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Axel
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9060-7065
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7311-1663
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Goicoechea
keywords: 2-phosphaethynolate; NMR spectroscopy; gas-phase IR spectroscopy; isocyanic acid; phosphorus