Proton-capped tripod triphosphines and their oxides and sulfides: synthesis and characterization

During the Cold War, the main focus of the United States was to develop nuclear technology as quickly as possible in order to maintain its status as the world's leading Super Power. One of the consequences of this extremely focused effort was that very little thought was given to responsible waste disposal. At that time, development and production was so important that everything else held a much lower priority. However, since the end of the Cold War, priorities have shifted from improving and stockpiling nuclear weapons to reducing the existing stockpile and remediating sites that were contaminated during the development and production process. With this new agenda comes the need for inexpensive and efficient waste disposal methods.