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Interstellar Formation of the Elusive Phosphanyloxyphosphane (H2POPH2) and Phosphanylphosphinous Acid (H2PPHOH) via Nonequilibrium Chemistry

The P–O–P moiety plays a central role in inorganic and biological systems and is considered to be a critical precursor to the phosphate backbone of nucleotides.

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