“Spring-loaded” system pops phosphorus into molecular rings (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“Spring-loaded” system pops phosphorus into molecular rings

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MIT chemists discovered a way to incorporate phosphorus into three-membered ring compounds, using this “spring-loaded” molecule as the source of phosphorus.

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MIT

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