Triphenylarsine
Triphenylarsine is the chemical compound with the formula As(C6H5)3. This organoarsenic compound, often abbreviated AsPh3, is a colorless crystalline solid that is used as a ligand and a reagent in coordination chemistry and organic synthesis. The molecule is pyramidal with As-C distances of 1.942–1.956 Å and C-As-C angles of 99.6–100.5°.[1]
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Triphenylarsane | |
Other names
Tribenzenidoarsenic Triphenylarsine | |
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UN number | 3465 |
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C18H15As | |
Molar mass | 306.240 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colourless solid |
Density | 1.395 g cm−3 |
Melting point | 58 to 61 °C (136 to 142 °F; 331 to 334 K) |
Boiling point | 373 °C (703 °F; 646 K) at 760 mmHg |
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Solubility | Soluble in ethyl ether, benzene, slightly soluble in ethanol |
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Triclinic | |
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R-phrases (outdated) | R23/25, R50/53 |
S-phrases (outdated) | S20/21, S28, S45, S60, S61 |
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Trimethylarsine |
Related compounds |
Triphenylamine |
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This compound is prepared by the reaction of arsenic trichloride with chlorobenzene using sodium as the reducing agent:[2]
- AsCl3 + 3 PhCl + 6 Na → AsPh3 + 6 NaCl
Reactions
Reaction of triphenylarsine with lithium gives lithium diphenylarsenide:[3]
- AsPh3 + 2 Li → LiAsPh2 + LiPh
Triphenylarsine is the precursor to tetraphenylarsonium chloride, [AsPh4]Cl, a popular precipitating agent.[2]
AsPh3 forms metal complexes with metals. Most are analogues of the corresponding triphenylphosphine derivatives. Examples include IrCl(CO)(AsPh3)2, RhCl(AsPh3)3, and Fe(CO)4(AsPh3).[4]
References
- Mazhar-ul-Haque, Hasan A. Tayim, Jamil Ahmed, and William Horne "Crystal and molecular structure of triphenylarsine" Journal of Chemical Crystallography Volume 15, Number 6 / 1985. doi: 10.1007/BF01164771
- Shriner, R. L.; Wolf, C. N. (1963). "Tetraphenylarsonium Chloride Hydrochloride". Organic Syntheses.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collective Volume, 4, p. 910 article
- W. Levason, C. A. Mcauliffe (1976). "cis‐2‐Diphenylarsinovinyldiphenylphosphine and 2‐Diphenylarsinoethyldiphenylphosphine". Inorganic Syntheses. 16: 188–192. doi:10.1002/9780470132470.ch50.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- C. A. McAuliffe, ed. (1973). Transition Metal Complexes of Phosphorus, Arsenic, and Antimony Ligands. J. Wiley. ISBN 0-470-58117-4.