The title compound, C15H23Cl7N4OP4, consists Of a saddle-shaped cyclic
tetrameric phosphazene ring and a bulky 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphe
noxy side group. The bulky group substituent is instrumental in determ
ining the molecular shape. The exo- and endocyclic angles about the P
atoms both decrease on substitution whereas the P-N-P angles increase.