A certain compound is made up of one phosphorus (P) atom, three chlorine (Cl) atoms, and one oxygen (O) atom. What is the chemical formula of this compound?

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A certain compound is made up of one phosphorus (P) atom, three chlorine (Cl) atoms, and one oxygen (O) atom. What is the chemical formula of this compound?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-15T19:57:18

Phosphoryl chloride, $O = P C l_{3}$ $O=PCl_3$ , which in the lab you would call "POCKLE3"

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See here for details of its chemistry. It would be found in every inorganic and organic laboratory. It is used in the [Vilsmeier-Haack-Arnold reaction.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilsmeier%E2%80%93Haack_reaction).

The alternative representation is $^{-} O - P^{+} C l_{3}$ $""^(-)O-P^(+)Cl_3$ ; you will see both representations in the texts.

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