Tetraphosphorus decoxide is a compound of phosphorus, tetraphosphoric acids (H2P104O) and oxygen.
4 phosphorous + 6 oxygen = P168 + O48+ 18 H20
Tetraphosphorus decoxide is a molecule that has the chemical formula P4O10.
Pure tetraphosphorus decoxide is created by heating phosphoric oxide and hydrogen peroxide together, or by purifying phosphorous pentoxide gas until it becomes solid. It burns well in air and produces severe respiratory problems when inhaled. The toxin can cause death at high enough doses either by inhalation or absorption into the bloodstream through skin contact. Even low doses of this toxic compound can cause permanent lung damage after prolonged exposure.
Tetraphosphorus decoxide is a pyro-technic composition with the chemical formula P4O10.
It is used for industrial purposes like providing heat or as an oxidizing agent. The flakes are colorless and highly toxic when inhaled.
Its dangerous nature can make it be mistaken for sugar, which further leads to its toxicity.
Pentaphosphorous acid oxidation produces P2O5, not tetraphosphorus decoxide!
Examples include ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) and potassium permanganate (KMnO4). The latter was famously misused in the case of Karen Wetterhahn who has died of manganese poisoning after contact with this substance.
The reaction of P4O10 and water:
P4O10 + 6H2O → 4HPO3OH + 5H3PO4
Only on contact with moisture, tetraphosphorus decoxide will give off poisonous phosphorous oxides. The compound melts at 77°C/170°F into a colorless liquid corrosive to the eyes, respiratory system and skin.
Tetraphosphorus decoxide can be mistaken for sugar by workers at a warehouse who have subsequently fallen ill, according to an article in The Hutchinson News .
Though it may seem hard to believe that anyone could mistake this for sugar, there are many reports about people mistaking antifreeze for a soft drink, or laundry detergent for candy.
Tetraphosphorus decoxide (P4O10) is an inorganic compound and a potentially toxic phosphorus oxide. It is a white solid that dissolves in water to give hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrogen dioxide and liquid oxygen. .
Tetraphosphorus decoxide was first synthesized by combining the elements phosphorus, oxygen and four times as much of the element paratungsten or platinum. The synthesis became possible using microwaves irradiating these three metals rapidly sequentially over about 30 seconds each before putting them together. This can create either tetraphenoxy or tetrachloro derivatives but one experiment seems to have produced this elusive molecule from hydrogen peroxide under microwave conditions with an unusual asymmetry.
Tetraphosphorus decoxide is used to make organophosphorus compounds by the addition of alkyl halides to its double bonds at high temperature and pressure, generally under catalysis. These reactions are exploited in making pesticides such as methyl parathion. Tetraphosphorus tetranitride (P4N4) is a cage-like molecule; it can be visualised as tetraphosphorus decoxide with the oxygen atoms removed.
Tetraphosphorus dication has been made by allowing tetrachloro derivatives of phosphorus to react with diphosphene, which again forms upon irradiating this reaction mixture.
This compound was first attempted in 1934 by passing electrical discharges through a mixture of phosphorus(V) chloride, chloroplatinic acid and pure O2.
Tetraphosphorus decoxide is a chemical compound.
This strong oxidizing agent reacts rapidly with enthalpy (of any form) and is most often used as an intermediate in the synthesis of aromatic nitro compounds, such as nitrotoluenes, from tosylates. As a pure substance it has the interesting property that all four phosphorous atoms are fully above the plane of the molecule and can be swapped one with another by thermally activated interconversions; this makes tetraorganophosphorus decahexafluoride an ideal model system for studying reactions between non-metal d electrons and metals. It’s so reactive that it even reacts with water.
Tetraphosphorus decoxide, also known as tetraphenylphosphite, is an organic chemical compound. That’s all I know and this question is too technical for me.
As a molecule with both a carbon backbone and oxygen atoms, it’s one of the molecules called “organic”. Chemicals are made up of elements or small groups of elements that bond in predictable ways. So because we can predict how it will bond to other chemicals, we can say what they will do in the environment or how they’ll affect us. But some data sheets include more information about potential reactions than others so reading them is always taking into account an uncertainty factor. But what else? It’s a pale yellow liquid that turns brown when exposed to air. It’s also soluble in alcohol and benzene (it’s miscible) and has a strong garlic odor.
Tetraphosphorus decoxide is an organophosphorus compound. Organophosphates are compounds that have a phosphorus atom bonded to four organic groups. Phosphates are salts of phosphoric acid and organic compounds. The general term “organic” refers to a large group of molecules based on hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are compounds of carbon and hydrogen atoms, so organic molecules contain carbon atoms. The specific term “organic” is more than just a chemistry term though, because we know that carbon atoms can bond to other elements and groups of atoms in very specific ways so we’ve learned something about how these chemicals will act. But this is where it gets complicated!
Organic compounds often make good pesticides or plasticizers, but they can also be very damaging to the environment and/or be carcinogenic or neurotoxic. Both have been shown to occur with some organophosphates, which may also bioaccumulate in the food chain.
Because of this, many countries have started labeling pesticides if they contain a significant amount of organophosphate compounds so that when you go to buy them, you can make more informed decisions before you buy them. And this is where I get to the answer of your question about how one would determine if a given pesticide contains significant amounts of organophosphates.
