reaction with P4O10?

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reaction with P4O10?

what is it?
what kind of reactions does it undergo?

how would it react with an amide (+heat)?
i care more about the mechanism than the product.
i just want to understand.

2007-04-24 14:36:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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hi! good to know that u care to know the mechanism..
P4O10 as mentioned earlier is a dimer of P2O5.. P4O10 is actually a dehydrating agent.. so using it in reactions, removes the water molecule from the other compound.
When reacted with acid amide, which is RCONH2, it remove H2O from it, forming RCN.. (alkyl cyanide)

2007-04-30 11:02:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

It is a dimer and will easily decompose to 2 molecules of P2O5

2007-04-24 21:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋