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dimethyl(phenyl)phosphine
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Dimethylphenylphosphine is an organophosphorus compound with a formula P(C6H5)(CH3)2. The phosphorus is connected to a phenyl group and two methyl groups, making it the simplest aromatic alkylphosphine. It is colorless air sensitive liquid. It is a member of series (CH3)3-n(C6H5)2P that also includes n = 0, n = 2, and n = 3 that are often employed as ligands in metal phosphine complexes.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H11P
- Molecular weight
- 138.15 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dimethyl(phenyl)phosphane
- SMILES
- CP(C)C1=CC=CC=C1
- InChIKey
- HASCQPSFPAKVEK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.5
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 138.06
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- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₁P
- canonical SMILES
- CP(C)C1=CC=CC=C1
- Commons category
- Dimethylphenylphosphine
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Preparation
- Structure and properties
- Comparisons with related phosphine ligands
- References
Dimethylphenylphosphine is an organophosphorus compound with a formula P(C6H5)(CH3)2. The phosphorus is connected to a phenyl group and two methyl groups, making it the simplest aromatic alkylphosphine. It is colorless air sensitive liquid. It is a member of series (CH3)3-n(C6H5)2P that also includes n = 0, n = 2, and n = 3 that are often employed as ligands in metal phosphine complexes.
==Preparation== Dimethylphenylphosphine is prepared by the reaction of methylmagnesium halide with dichlorophenylphosphine. (C6H5)Cl2P + 2CH3MgBr → (C6H5)(CH3)2P + 2MgBrCl
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