A Review Article on Various Role of Phosphoru...

A Review Article on Various Role of Phosphorus in Chemistry

Author Name : R T Radhika, Harshitha S R, Mallamma

ABSTRACT

Phosphorus was the thirteenth element to be discovered by the German alchemist Hennig Brand in 1669 while distilling urine residues. He obtained a white waxy material that glowed in the dark and burned brilliantly. It was named phosphorus mirabilis ("miraculous bearer of light"). Thus, Brand discovered new element phosphorus. Phosphorus by virtue of its unique electronic configuration [Ne] 3s2 3p3, orbital energies and geometry1 exhibits unique chemistry. It shows multi coordination states P (I to VI) and form well defined classes of multivalence heteroatom compounds with both metallic and non-metallic elements. Interestingly Phosphorus mimics its diagonal relation with carbon and forms several types of Organo phosphorus compounds with different functional groups with σ and π single and multiple bonds. All these Organo phosphorus compounds acquire great prominence due to their ubiquitous applications.

Key words: Heteroatom, Metallic, Multi coordination, Phosphorus mirabilis.