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NMR Characterization of the Higher Molecular Weight Byproducts Formed During the Synthesis of [PCl2N]3

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The by-product chlorophosphazenes obtained from the reaction of PCl5 and NH4Cl at ∼ 140°, have been characterized by 2D 31P–15N HMQC and DOSY NMR spectroscopy. These NMR spectra show that the byproducts are a very complex mixture.

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Heston, A.J., Banerjee, D., Rinaldi, P.L. et al. NMR Characterization of the Higher Molecular Weight Byproducts Formed During the Synthesis of [PCl2N]3 . J Inorg Organomet Polym 17, 477–481 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-007-9135-2

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