Phosphinous acids

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013387",
  "term": "Phosphinous acids",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Compounds of the form R2P-OH, derived from the parent H2POH, in which a trivalent phosphorus atom carries two organic groups and one hydroxyl group. They are the minor tautomer of secondary phosphine oxides, R2P(=O)H, and the equilibrium lies far toward the oxide, which is the form normally isolated.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "hydrocarbyl groups"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1358 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/phosphinous-acids/"
}