Phosphinous acids are usuallyorganophosphorus compounds with the formula R2POH. They are pyramidal in structure. Phosphorus is in the oxidation state III. Most phosphinous acids rapidly convert to the corresponding phosphine oxide, which is tetrahedral and is assigned oxidation state V.
Only one example is known, bis(trifluoromethyl)phosphinous acid, (CF3)2POH.[1] It is prepared in several steps fromphosphorus trichloride (Et =ethyl):[2]
Tertiary phosphine oxides, compounds with the formula R3PO cannot tautomerize. The situation is different for the secondary and primary phosphine oxides, with the respective formulas R2(H)PO and R(H)2PO.[4]
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^abHoge, Berthold; Neufeind, Stefan; Hettel, Sonja; Wiebe, Waldemar; Thösen, Christoph (2005). "Stable Phosphinous Acids".Journal of Organometallic Chemistry.690 (10):2382–2387.doi:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2004.09.041.
^abXi, Chanjuan; Liu, Yuzhou; Lai, Chunbo; Zhou, Lishan (2004). "Synthesis of molybdenum complex with novel P(OH)3 Ligand based on the One-Pot Reaction of Mo(CO)6 with HP(O)(OEt)2 and Water".Inorganic Chemistry Communications.7 (11):1202–1204.doi:10.1016/j.inoche.2004.09.012.
^Yoshifuji, Masaaki; Shibayama, Katsuhiro; Toyota, Kozo; Inamoto, Naoki (1983). "Preparation and characterization of sterically protected primary phosphine sulfide and oxide".Tetrahedron Letters.24 (39):4227–4228.doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88307-0.
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