“…In addition, the downshift from ≈9.20 ppm in [BMIM][BF 4 ] to ≈9.35 ppm in HBPF can be attributed to hydrogen bonding between [BF 4 ] − and P x O y , HC(a), and HC(b). [23] In the 31 P ssNMR spectrum (Figure 1k‐iii,iv), three very weak peaks at ≈0.65, ≈8.45, and ≈−32.49 ppm can be attributed to H 3 PO 4 [(HO) 3 PO], H 4 P 2 O 7 , [ 26 ] and the internal P atoms in the middle of polyphosphoric acid chains [ 27 ] in BP, respectively (Figure 1k); this is consistent with XPS P 2p spectra. The very strong peak at ≈19.71 ppm corresponds to nonoxidized black phosphorene.…”