Tricyclohexylphosphine
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Preferred IUPAC name Tricyclohexylphosphane | |
Other names P(Cy)3 PCy3 | |
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Properties | |
C18H33P | |
Molar mass | 280.43 g mol−1 |
Appearance | white solid |
Melting point | 82 °C (180 °F; 355 K) |
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Main hazards | toxic |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Tricyclohexylphosphine is the tertiary phosphine with the formula P(C6H11)3. Commonly used as a ligand in organometallic chemistry, it is often abbreviated to PCy3, where Cy stands for cyclohexyl. It is characterized by both high basicity (pKa = 9.7)[1] and a large ligand cone angle (170°).[2][3]
Important complexes containing P(Cy)3 ligands include the 2005 Nobel Prize-winning Grubbs' catalyst and the homogeneous hydrogenation catalyst Crabtree's catalyst.
- Grubbs' catalyst (first generation)
- Crabtree's catalyst
References
[edit]- ^ Streuli, C. A. (1960). "Determination of Basicity of Substituted Phosphines by Nonaqueous Titrimetry". Anal. Chem. 32 (8): 985–987. doi:10.1021/ac60164a027.
- ^ Bush, R. C.; Angelici, R. J. (1988). "Phosphine basicities as determined by enthalpies of protonation". Inorg. Chem. 27 (4): 681–686. doi:10.1021/ic00277a022.
- ^ Immirzi, A.; Musco, A. (1977). "A Method to Measure the Size of Phosphorus Ligands in Coordination Complexes". Inorg. Chim. Acta. 25: L41–42. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(00)95635-4.