Tetraphenylborate

Tetraphenylborate

IUPAC name Tetraphenylboranuide (parent hydride) Tetraphenylborate(1-) (additive)
Identifiers
CAS number	4358-26-3^Y
PubChem	8934
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES [B-](C1=CC=CC=C1)(C2=CC=CC=C2)(C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₄H₂₀B
Molar mass	319.23 g mol⁻¹
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Tetraphenylborate (IUPAC name: Tetraphenylboranuide) is an organoboron anion consisting of a central boron atom with four phenyl groups. Tetraphenylborate uncouples oxidative phosphorylation.^[1]

References

^ Utsumi, Kozo; Packer, Lester (1967). "Uncoupling of energy transfer reactions in mitochondria by tetraphenylboron". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 122 (2): 509–15. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(67)90226-3. PMID 4229179.