Triphosphane

Triphosphane (IUPAC systematic name) or triphosphine is an inorganic compound having the chemical formula HP(PH2)2. It can be generated from diphosphine but is highly unstable at room temperature:[3]

2 P2H4 → P3H5 + PH3

Triphosphane
Structural formula of triphosphane
Ball-and-stick model
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
Triphosphane[1]
Other names
Triphosphine[2]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
Properties
P
3
H
5
Molar mass 97.96099 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless gas
Related compounds
Other anions
triazane
Related Binary phosphanes
phosphane
diphosphane
Related compounds
triazene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Samples to date have been contaminated with P2H4 and P4H6 (both branched and linear isomers).[4]

References

  1. "triphosphane (CHEBI:35893)". Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI). UK: European Bioinformatics Institute. 7 June 2006. Main. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. "Triphosphine". NIST Chemistry WebBook. USA: National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  4. Marianne Baudler, Klaus Glinka (1993). "Monocyclic and polycyclic phosphines". Chem. Rev. 93: 1623–1667. doi:10.1021/cr00020a010.
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