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Extracting the P: Two novel amorphous allotropes of elemental phosphorus that consist of polymeric chains (see example depicted) were obtained in a pure form by extraction from their copper iodide adducts with an aqueous solution of potassium cyanide. 31P NMR spectra and high-resolution TEM images suggest that the structure of these phosphorus nanorods is unchanged after extraction.
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