Hypophosphorous Acid as a Reducing Agent: How It Works and Where It Is Used

Hypophosphorous Acid as a Reducing Agent: How It Works and Where It Is Used Hypophosphorous acid (H₃PO₂, CAS 6303-21-5), systematically named phosphinic acid, is the lowest-valent of the common phosphorus oxyacids. Its phosphorus atom is in the +1 oxidation state and carries two directly bonded hydrogen atoms in the tautomer H₂P(O)OH. This structure gives the […]