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triphenylarsine
Sign in to saveTriphenylarsine 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°.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C18H15As
- Molecular weight
- 306.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- triphenylarsane
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)[As](C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3
- InChIKey
- BPLUKJNHPBNVQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 306.039
Show 3 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₁₈H₁₅As
- Commons category
- Triphenylarsine
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)[As](C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Preparation
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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°.
==Preparation== Triphenylarsine is prepared by treating phenyl lithium with arsenic tribromide. The method can be used to prepare many analogues with diverse aryl groups.
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