The electric dipole moments of o-C1C6H4PC12 1, C6H5PF4 2, o-CIC6H4PF4 3, C6H5P (0) F, 4, C6H5P (O) HF 5. C6H5P (O) H (OH) 6, and o-CI6H4P (O) CI2 7, were determined in dilute benzene solution at 25°C. The phosphoryl bond moment P=O in compounds 4, 5, and 7 was estimated using simple bondadditivity calculations. The results obtained were 4.55D, 3.64D, and 5.52D for compounds 4, 5, and 7. respectively. Dipole moments for compounds 2 and 3 were also calculated theoretically using INDO MO techniques. The calculated values differed from the experimental values by about 12%. © 1991 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.