Template:Did you know nominations/Trixylyl phosphate
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The result was: rejected by reviewer, closed by Schwede66 talk 22:13, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
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Trixylyl phosphate
- ... that trixylyl phosphate used to be used as a flame retardant for acetate plastics and PVC, but is now banned or restricted by several jurisdictions and requires authorization to be used in the EU? Source: https://echa.europa.eu/substance-information/-/substanceinfo/100.042.419
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Created by 8UB3RG1N3 (talk). Self-nominated at 00:25, 6 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Trixylyl phosphate; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
- Cursory review:
General eligibility:
- New enough:
- Long enough:
- Article is much too short at just over 700 characters readable prose.
Policy compliance:
- Adequate sourcing: - Unsourced apart from the specific claim of neuropathy.
- Neutral:
- Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
Hook eligibility:
- Cited: - Hook not supported by references. A source is given here in the nomination, but it's not in the actual article.
- Interesting:
- Other problems: - Not boldlinked. Too vague: "used to be used"—when? When was it banned? What sort of authorization is required?
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The lead fails to mention the crucial fact that TXP is a mixture of many (how many?) different compounds, although this is mentioned obliquely in the Synthesis section ("In practise this produces a range of products"). Synthesis is unsourced, as are claims of widespread use and poor safety. Overall this is interesting and promising, and I love seeing chemistry on the Main Page, but the article needs substantial fleshing out and additional references. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 01:58, 6 March 2024 (UTC)