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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°.

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

Has part
carbon
Mass
306.039
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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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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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