Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Phosphorus sesquisulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula P4S3. It was developed by Henri Sevene and Emile David Cahen in 1898 as part of their invention of friction matches that did not pose the health hazards of white phosphorus. This yellow solid is one of two commercially produced phosphorus sulfides. It is a component of strike anywhere matches.Depending on purity samples can appear yellow-green to grey. The compound was discovered by G.
