- Name Formula

Oxidation state
of phosphorus
I
Structure Preparation
- - - - - - - - - -- -- - - ,
0
Hypophosphorous acid I HP
3 02
+
1
t White P 4 + alkali
' (Phosphini~ acid) H/ ~OH

r Orthophosphorous

I
(Phosphonic acid)
acid
1
I --r---
H 3 P0 3 +3
H
/
0
p11

"-
\ OH
OH I

0 1
I

i O I
I Pyrophosphorous II II

1•cid _ _ _ _ _ __;__H_4_P-20
_ s_ ;-I_ _ _+_3_ _ _+--_H_o_ / _A_'-..._o_ / _:_1'-...
_ o_H_ _ _
P_C_l3_+_ H_3_P_0_3____: +
/ -

I O 0
11 II
I Hypophosphoric acid +4
HO/T-T'-...OH
Red P4 + alkali
HO OH
r - - - - - - - - - + - -- - - - + - - - - - - - - i - -- - -0--------t!l ________----il
II
Orthophosphoric acid +5 Ho/7"-oH p 4010 + H20
I OH
I 0 0
II II Phosphoric
+5 p p
Pyrophosphoric acid acid+ heat
HO/I "-o/ ,"oH
OH OH
0 OH 0
II I II Phosphorus acid + Br2 ,
Metaphosphoric acid +5 p p /P, /
"-o/ 1 "-0/ 11 "o I "o heat in a sealed tube
OH O OH
 -~
0
"

0 -C/j=O
0

0
o---y=o
0
I
0
""""'4,-cn=O
~'
0~
0