Hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane

Hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane
Names
	Other names bis(triphenylphosphoranylidene)methane
Identifiers
CAS Number	7533-52-0;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	9333895;
PubChem CID	11158793;
	InChI InChI=1S/C37H30P2/c1-7-19-32(20-8-1)38(33-21-9-2-10-22-33,34-23-11-3-12-24-34)31-39(35-25-13-4-14-26-35,36-27-15-5-16-28-36)37-29-17-6-18-30-37/h1-30H Key: KGZNGAKXXXNCGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)P(=C=P(C2=CC=CC=C2)(C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4)(C5=CC=CC=C5)C6=CC=CC=C6;
Properties
Chemical formula	C37H30P2
Molar mass	536.595 g·mol−1
Appearance	yellow solid
Density	1.205 g/cm3
Melting point	198–201 °C (388–394 °F; 471–474 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane is the organophosphorus compound with the formula C(PPh₃)₂ (where Ph = C₆H₅). It is a yellow, moisture-sensitive solid. The compound is classified as an ylide and as such carries significant negative charge on carbon. It is isoelectronic with bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium. The P-C-P angle is 131°.^[1] The compound has attracted attention as an unusual ligand in organometallic chemistry.^[2]

Preparation

The compound was originally prepared by deprotonation of the phosphonium salt [HC(PPh₃)₂]Br using potassium.^[3]

An improved procedure entails production of the same double phosphonium salt from methylene bromide. The double deprotonation is effected with potassium amide.^[4]

Related compounds

Methylenetriphenylphosphorane (CH₂=PPh₃), the parent Wittig reagent

References

^ "Carbodiphosphoranes: The Chemistry of Divalent Carbon(0)". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45 (47): 8038–8042. 2006. doi:10.1002/anie.200602552. PMID 17075933. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
^ Carbodiphosphoranes and Related Ligands. Topics in Organometallic Chemistry. Vol. 30. 2010. pp. 49–92. Bibcode:2010tmcn.book...49P. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-04722-0_3. ISBN 978-3-642-04721-3. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help); Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
^ "Hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane, (C₆H₅)₃P:C:P(C₆H₅)₃". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83 (16): 3539–40. 1961. doi:10.1021/ja01477a052. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
^ Gruber, Marco; Bauer, Walter; Maid, Harald; Schöll, Kilian; Tykwinski, Rik R. (2017). "Synthetic and NMR Studies on Hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane (Ph₃P=C=PPh₃)". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 468: 152–158. doi:10.1016/j.ica.2017.04.018.

[1] "Carbodiphosphoranes: The Chemistry of Divalent Carbon(0)". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45 (47): 8038–8042. 2006. doi:10.1002/anie.200602552. PMID 17075933. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)

[2] Carbodiphosphoranes and Related Ligands. Topics in Organometallic Chemistry. Vol. 30. 2010. pp. 49–92. Bibcode:2010tmcn.book...49P. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-04722-0_3. ISBN 978-3-642-04721-3. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help); Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)

[3] "Hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane, (C₆H₅)₃P:C:P(C₆H₅)₃". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83 (16): 3539–40. 1961. doi:10.1021/ja01477a052. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)

[4] Gruber, Marco; Bauer, Walter; Maid, Harald; Schöll, Kilian; Tykwinski, Rik R. (2017). "Synthetic and NMR Studies on Hexaphenylcarbodiphosphorane (Ph₃P=C=PPh₃)". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 468: 152–158. doi:10.1016/j.ica.2017.04.018.

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