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The products of the reaction of laser-ablated red phosphorus and dioxygen have been studied using experiment and theory. The bands at 480.3 and 1273.3 cm -l, previously attributed to PO 3 in the matrix isolation IR experiments, are reassigned to PO 3 - . Also observed in experiment are PO 2, PO 2 -, P 2 O, OPOPO, P 4, and higher oxides.
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