Let’s Make White Phosphorus Obsolete
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Author(s)
Geeson, Michael Baily
Cummins, Christopher C
Date Issued
2020
Journal
ACS Central Science
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Citation
Geeson, Michael B and Cummins, Christopher C. 2020. "Let’s Make White Phosphorus Obsolete." ACS Central Science, 6 (6).
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Final published version
Abstract
Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society. Industrial and laboratory methods for incorporating phosphorus atoms into molecules within the framework of Green Chemistry are in their infancy. Current practice requires large inputs of energy, involves toxic intermediates, and generates substantial waste. Furthermore, a negligible fraction of phosphorus-containing waste is recycled which in turn contributes to negative environmental impacts, such as eutrophication. Methods that begin to address some of these drawbacks are reviewed, and some key opportunities to be realized by pursuing organophosphorus chemistry under the principles of Green Chemistry are highlighted. Methods used by nature, or in the chemistry of other elements such as silicon, are discussed as model processes for the future of phosphorus in chemical synthesis.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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https://doi.org/10.1021/ACSCENTSCI.0C00332
