Tetraphenyldiphosphine

Tetraphenyldiphosphine
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Tetraphenyldiphosphane
Identifiers
CAS Number	1101-41-3;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL68039;
ChemSpider	63839;
EC Number	214-155-9;
PubChem CID	70673;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60149141;
	InChI InChI=1S/C24H20P2/c1-5-13-21(14-6-1)25(22-15-7-2-8-16-22)26(23-17-9-3-10-18-23)24-19-11-4-12-20-24/h1-20H Key: DAPZRBJQPPDZGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)P(C2=CC=CC=C2)P(C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4;
Properties
Chemical formula	C24H20P2
Molar mass	370.372 g·mol−1
Appearance	white solid
Density	1.292 g/cm3
Melting point	125 °C (257 °F; 398 K)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H250
Precautionary statements	P210, P222, P280, P302+P334, P370+P378, P422
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Tetraphenyldiphosphine is the organophosphorus compound with the formula [PPh₂]₂, where Ph = phenyl (C₆H₅). It is a white, air-sensitive solid that dissolves in nonpolar solvents. It is a centrosymmetric molecule with a P-P bond of 2.2592 Å.^[1]

Tetraphenyldiphosphine is produced by reductive coupling of chlorodiphenylphosphine:

2 Ph₂PCl + 2 Na → Ph₂P-PPh₂ + 2 NaCl

The compound is used as a source of the Ph₂P⁻ group.^[2]

Ph₂P-PPh₂ + 2 Na → + 2 NaPPh₂

References

^ Tam, Eric C. Y.; Maynard, Nicola A.; Apperley, David C.; Smith, J. David; Coles, Martyn P.; Fulton, J. Robin (17 August 2012). "Group 14 Metal Terminal Phosphides: Correlating Structure with ‖ J_MP ‖". Inorganic Chemistry. 51 (17): 9403–9415. doi:10.1021/ic301208d. PMID 22900884.
^ Kuchen, Wilhelm; Buchwald, Hans (1959). "Zur Kenntnis der Organophosphorverbindungen, III. Umsetzungen mit Diphenylphosphin-natrium". Chem. Ber. 92: 227–231. doi:10.1002/cber.19590920126.

[1] Tam, Eric C. Y.; Maynard, Nicola A.; Apperley, David C.; Smith, J. David; Coles, Martyn P.; Fulton, J. Robin (17 August 2012). "Group 14 Metal Terminal Phosphides: Correlating Structure with ‖ J_MP ‖". Inorganic Chemistry. 51 (17): 9403–9415. doi:10.1021/ic301208d. PMID 22900884.

[2] Kuchen, Wilhelm; Buchwald, Hans (1959). "Zur Kenntnis der Organophosphorverbindungen, III. Umsetzungen mit Diphenylphosphin-natrium". Chem. Ber. 92: 227–231. doi:10.1002/cber.19590920126.

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