Diphosphorus

Diphosphorus is an inorganic chemical with the chemical formula P
2
. Unlike nitrogen, its lighter pnictogen neighbor which forms a stable N2 molecule with a nitrogen to nitrogen triple bond, phosphorus prefers a tetrahedral form P4 because P-P pi-bonds are high in energy. Diphosphorus is, therefore, very reactive with a bond-dissociation energy (117 kcal/mol or 490 kJ/mol) half that of dinitrogen. The bond distance has been measured at 1.8934 Å.

Diphosphorus
Names
IUPAC name
Diphosphorus
Systematic IUPAC name
Diphosphyne
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
1400241
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/P2/c1-2 Y
    Key: FOBPTJZYDGNHLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/P2/c1-2
    Key: FOBPTJZYDGNHLR-UHFFFAOYAU
SMILES
  • P#P
Properties
P2
Molar mass 61.947523996 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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