Triphenylphosphine

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Triphenylphosphine
Chemical name	Triphenylphosphine
Chemical formula	C18H15P
Molecular mass	262.29 g/mol
Appearance	White powder
Melting point	79-81 °C
Boiling point	377 °C
NFPA Rating	Health: 2 Flammability: 1 Reactivity: 2
CAS number	603-35-0
SMILES	C1(P(C3=CC=CC=C3) C2=CC=CC=C2) =CC=CC=C1

Triphenylphosphine is a common chemical reagent widely used in organic synthesis. It is also widely used as a ligand in inorganic and organometallic coordination compounds. It is prepared in the laboratory from phosphorus trichloride and phenylmagnesium bromide, or by the Friedel-Crafts reaction between phosphorus trichloride and benzene.

Reactions

• Appel reaction
• Mitsunobu reaction
• Wittig reaction

External links

• J.T. Baker MSDS (http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/t6916.htm)

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