Talk:Phosphole

Parent phosphole first described in 1987... or 1983?
The article currently states that:


 * "the parent phosphole itself was first described in 1987"

I tried to find the original paper to add to the list of references, but it seems that phosphole was actually first made in 1983:


 * "The parent phosphole C4H4PH is observed here for the first time"

Phosphole was subsequently further characterised by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy in 1987 by the same chemists:



Does anyone know any more about the issue?

Ben (talk) 19:46, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Phosphole vs. Arsole
In multiple Wikipedia articles mentioning these compounds phosphole is described as being non-aromatic, but its analogon arsole is described as moderately aromatic. Is this true that arsole is more stable than phosphole? I would rather expect the opposite because phosphole is "closer" to the aromatic compound pyrrole... --79.243.252.242 (talk) 16:39, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
 * These articles are written by diverse editors, and for topics that involve a lot of "grayness" (and where the answer does not really make any difference) you will find inconsistent descriptions. Probably you would find the same diversity of opinion in various textbooks.  --Smokefoot (talk) 16:54, 1 September 2013 (UTC)