Question

Three nitrogen groups are bound to this element in alternative coupling agents used in solid-phase peptide synthesis, such as B·O·P (15[1])and Py·B·O·P. A method of activating a palladium zero catalyst for the Heck reaction involves acetate (-5[1])forming a bond with this element. (-5[1])Nickel complexes to ligands containing this element were used to develop the Tolman cone angle (15[1])parameter. (15[1])Berry (15[1])(*) pseudo-rotation (10[1])is classically (10[1])exemplified by this element bound to five fluorine atoms. Many courses incorrectly teach that oxygen binds to this element in a betaine (10[1])(“beta-een”) intermediate [emphasize] after a carbon-carbon bond forms in the Wittig reaction. (10[2])For 10 points, name this element that sits right below nitrogen (10[1])on the periodic (10[1])table. (10[1]0[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: phosphorus [or P; accept phosphine]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew WangIllinois ANotre Dame A1915
Yash MandaviaIllinois BIndiana35-5
Rohan ShelkeBerkeley BStanford A41-5
Shahar SchwartzBerkeley ABerkeley C5615
Richard NiuCornell RSyracuse+Rochester5715
Ezra SantosChicago BVanderbilt5815
Will AstonSGV CapitalAuxiliary CLU5910
Matt SchiavonePurdue AChicago A6110
Kane NguyenMcDouble West-CarletonWaterloo8310
Neal JoshiWUSTL XYZSquidward Community College9410
Braden BoothMissouri ASIUE9410
Cade ReinbergerRITCornell MATLAB10510
James WangOttawa AOttawa C10810
Tanuj ChandekarIndianaIllinois B1090
Davis JohnsonPurdue BNotre Dame B10910
Andrew ZengStanford ABerkeley B11010
Sky LiToronto Ray of Sun in the SkyOttawa B11010
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL H2OMissouri B11010