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Also known as (CH3)3As, AsMe3

Trimethylarsine (abbreviated TMA or TMAs) is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3)3As, commonly abbreviated AsMe3 or TMAs. This organic derivative of arsine has been used as a source of arsenic in microelectronics industry, a building block to other organoarsenic compounds, and serves as a ligand in coordination chemistry. It has a distinctive garlic-like smell. Trimethylarsine was discovered in 1854.

Chemical data

Formula
C3H9As
Molecular weight
120.03 g/mol
IUPAC name
trimethylarsane
SMILES
C[As](C)C
InChIKey
HTDIUWINAKAPER-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
119.992
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chemical formula
C₃H₉As
Commons category
Trimethylarsine
canonical SMILES
C[As](C)C
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Trimethylarsine (abbreviated TMA or TMAs) is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3)3As, commonly abbreviated AsMe3 or TMAs. This organic derivative of arsine has been used as a source of arsenic in microelectronics industry, a building block to other organoarsenic compounds, and serves as a ligand in coordination chemistry. It has a distinctive garlic-like smell. Trimethylarsine was discovered in 1854.

==Structure and preparation== AsMe3 is a pyramidal molecule. The As-C distances average 1.519 Å, and the C-As-C angles are 91.83°

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