Triisopropylphosphine
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| Triisopropylphosphine | |
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| Other names | Triisopropylphosphine PiPr3 PCy3 |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C9H21P |
| Molar mass | 160.24 g mol-1 |
| Appearance | colourless liquid |
| Density | 0.839 g/mL |
| Boiling point |
81 °C (22 mm Hg) |
| Solubility in water | good in alkanes |
| Hazards | |
| Main hazards | spontaneously flammable |
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Triisopropylphosphine is the tertiary phosphine with the formula P(CH(CH3)2)3. Commonly used as a ligand in organometallic chemistry, it is often abbreviated to Pi-Pr3. This ligand is one of the most basic alkyl phosphines with a large ligand cone angle of 160.[1]
Pi-Pr3 is similar to the more frequently used tricyclohexylphosphine. The triisopropyl derivative however, is a liquid at room temperature and more soluble in hydrocarbons.
[edit] References
- ^ C. A. Tolman (1977). "Steric Effects of Phosphorus Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis". Chem. Rev. 77 (4): 313-348. doi:.
