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Triphenylstibine

Triphenylstibine
Ball-and-stick model of the triphenylstibine molecule
Names
IUPAC name
Triphenylstibine
Other names
Triphenylantimony
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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RTECS number
  • WJ1400000
UNII
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Properties
Chemical formula
C18H15Sb
Molar mass 353.07 g/mol
Appearance Colourless solid
Density 1.53 g/cm3
Melting point 52 to 54 °C (126 to 129 °F; 325 to 327 K)
Boiling point 377 °C (711 °F; 650 K)
insoluble
Structure
trigonal pyramidal
Hazards
Main hazards mildly toxic
R-phrases (outdated) 20/22-51/53
S-phrases (outdated) 61
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond
1
Related compounds
Related compounds
Triphenylphosphine
Triphenylarsine
Stibine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Triphenylstibine is the chemical compound with the formula Sb(C6H5)3. Abbreviated SbPh3, this colourless solid is often considered the prototypical organoantimony compound. It is used as a ligand in coordination chemistry[1] and as a reagent in organic synthesis.

Like the related molecules triphenylphosphine and triphenylarsine, SbPh3 is pyramidal with a propeller-like arrangement of the phenyl groups. The Sb-C distances average 2.14-2.17 Å and the C-Sb-C angle are 95°.[2]

SbPh3 was first reported in 1886, being prepared from antimony trichloride by the reaction:[3]

6 Na + 3 C6H5Cl + SbCl3 → (C6H5)3Sb + 6 NaCl

An alternative method treats phenylmagnesium bromide with SbCl3.[4]


References

  1. ^ C. A. McAuliffe, ed. (1973). Transition Metal Complexes of Phosphorus, Arsenic, and Antimony Ligands. J. Wiley. ISBN 0-470-58117-4.
  2. ^ Adams, E. A.; Kolis, J. W.; Pennington, W. T. "Structure of triphenylstibine" Acta Crystallographica 1990, volume C46, pp. 917-919. doi:10.1107/S0108270189012862
  3. ^ Michaelis, A.; Reese, A. "Ueber die Verbindungen der Elemente der Stickstoffgruppe mit den Radicalen der aromatischen Reihe. Achte Abhandlung Ueber aromatische Antimonverbindungen" Liebigs Annallen der Chemie volume 233, pages 39-60 (1886). doi:10.1002/jlac.18862330104.
  4. ^ Hiers, G. S. (1927). "Triphenylstibine". Organic Syntheses. 7: 80. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.007.0080.
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