triphenylborane
Sign in to saveTriphenylborane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula , often abbreviated to , where Ph is the phenyl group. It is a white crystalline solid and is both air and moisture sensitive, slowly forming benzene and triphenylboroxine. It is soluble in aromatic solvents.
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Triphenylborane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula , often abbreviated to , where Ph is the phenyl group. It is a white crystalline solid and is both air and moisture sensitive, slowly forming benzene and triphenylboroxine. It is soluble in aromatic solvents.
==Structure and properties== The core of the compound, , has a trigonal planar structure. The phenyl groups are rotated at about a 30° angle from the core plane.
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