2-(Diphenylphosphino)anisole

2-(Diphenylphosphino)anisole
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name (2-Methoxyphenyl)di(phenyl)phosphane
Identifiers
CAS Number	53111-20-9;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	524530;
ECHA InfoCard	100.154.043
EC Number	625-558-8;
PubChem CID	603401;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60345287 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C19H17OP/c1-20-18-14-8-9-15-19(18)21(16-10-4-2-5-11-16)17-12-6-3-7-13-17/h2-15H,1H3 Key: GBXNVYBGIFEOEM-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES COc1ccccc1P(c2ccccc2)c3ccccc3;
Properties
Chemical formula	C19H17OP
Molar mass	292.318 g·mol−1
Appearance	white solid
Density	1.188 g/cm3
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

2-(Diphenylphosphino)anisole is the organophosphorus compound with the formula (C₆H₅)₂PC₆H₄-2-OCH₃. It is a white solid that is soluble in organic solvents. The compound is used as a ligand in organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis. It is the prototypical hemilabile ligand.^[2] This compound is prepared from 2-bromoanisole.

Related ligands[edit]

^ Suomalainen, Pekka; Jääskeläinen, Sirpa; Haukka, Matti; Laitinen, Riitta H.; Pursiainen, Jouni; Pakkanen, Tapani A. (2000). "Structural and Theoretical Studies ofortho-Substituted Triphenylphosphane Ligands and Their Rhodium(I) Complexes". European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2000 (12): 2607–2613. doi:10.1002/1099-0682(200012)2000:12<2607::AID-EJIC2607>3.0.CO;2-R.
^ Jeffrey, J. C.; Rauchfuss, T. B. (1979). "Metal Complexes of Hemilabile Ligands. Reactivity and Structure of Dichlorobis(o-(diphenylphosphino)anisole)ruthenium(II)". Inorganic Chemistry. 18 (10): 2658–2666. doi:10.1021/ic50200a004.