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It reacts with oxygen and yields phosphorus oxychloride that is used to manufacture triphenyl phosphate and tricresyl phosphate, which are used as plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride. It is also ...
Because of its instability, white phosphorus is typically stored under water, in which it is barely soluble. The allotrope is soluble in hydrocarbons, carbon disulfide, sulfur chloride (S 2 Cl 2), and ...