Superacid helps scientists solve protonated white phosphorus structure
![A structure showing that the weakly bonded hydrogen of [P4H]+ sits on the edge of the P4-tetrahedron](https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/7/8/5/138785_c8sc03023e-f5.jpg)
Findings set to fuel phosphorus activation research
A team from Germany has made protonated white phosphorus in solution using a Brønsted superacid, and experimentally confirmed that the weakly bonded hydrogen of [P4H]+ sits on the edge of the P4-tetrahedron.