“…Subsequently several other examples have been reported, including ions with a five-membered ring [1][2][3][4][5][6], a six-membered ring [4][5][6][7], two linked six-membered rings [4,7], and a seven-membered ring [5,6], as well as four- [8] and eight-membered neutral species with either one [9,10] or two [11,12] units of three linked phosphorus atoms. The ions are all characterized by a lowfrequency 31 P NMR shift for the central phosphorus atom and a large 1 J PP (>400 Hz) value.…”