Conclusions
The composition and yield of the products formed upon the reaction of elemental phosphorus with phenols depends on the acidity of the phenol and the nature of the ring substituent. The phenol pKa range, in which the reaction of elemental phosphorus with phenols is possible, is 9–11.
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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2632–2634, November, 1988.
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Ivanov, B.E., Badeeva, E.K. & Krokhina, S.S. Reaction of elemental phosphorus with phenols. Russ Chem Bull 37, 2371–2373 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00959903
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