Phenylphosphine

Phenylphosphine
Names
Other names
Monophenylphosphine
Identifiers
638-21-1 Yes
ChemSpider 12002 
EC number 211-325-4
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PubChem 12519
Properties
C6H5PH2
Molar mass 110.09 g/mol
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 1.001 g/cm3
Boiling point 160 °C (320 °F; 433 K)
Hazards
R-phrases R11, R17, R23/24/25, R36/37/38, R48/20, R62, R65, R67, R51/53
S-phrases S16, S26, S36/37/39, S45, S62
US health exposure limits (NIOSH):
none[1]
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Phenylphosphine is an organophosphorus compound with the chemical formula C6H5PH2. It is the phosphorus analog of aniline. Like other primary phosphines, phenylphosphine has an intense penetrating odor and is highly oxidizable. It is mainly used as a precursor to other organophosphorus compounds. It can function as a ligand in coordination chemistry.[2]

Synthesis

Phenylphosphine can be produced by reducing dichlorophenylphosphine with lithium aluminum hydride in ether:

LiAlH4 + 2C6H5PCl2 → 2C6H5PH2 + Li+ + Al3+ + 4Cl

This reaction is performed under a nitrogen atmosphere to prevent side reactions involving oxygen.[3]

Reactions

Oxidation of phenylphosphine with air affords the oxide.[3]

C6H5PH2 + O2 → C6H5P(OH)2

Bis(2-cyanoethylphenyl)phosphine, which is of interest as a synthetic intermediate, can be made from phenylphosphine by base-catalyzed allylic addition to acrylonitrile.

C6H5PH2 + 2CH2=CHCN → C6H5P(CH2CH2CN)2

Bis(2-cyanoethylphenyl)phosphine is a useful precursor to 1-phenyl-4-phosphorinanone by base-induced cyclization followed by hydrolysis. Phosphorinanones can be used to prepare alkenes, amines, indoles, and secondary and tertiary alcohols by reduction, Grignard, and Reformatsky reagents. [4]

Phenylphosphine reacts with many metal complexes to give complexes and clusters.[5] It is the precursor to the bridging phosphinidene ligand in certain clusters.

2 (C6H5)2MCl + C6H5PH2 + 3 (C2H5)3N → ((C6H5)2M)2PC6H5 + 3 (C2H5)3N•HCl

Phenylphosphine also have uses in polymer synthesis. Using radical initiations or UV irradiation, polyaddition of phenylphosphine to 1,4-divinylbenzene or 1,4-diisopropenylbenzene will form phosphorus-containing polymers, which have self-extinguishing properties. When mixed with flammable polymers such as polystyrene and polyethylene, the mixed polymer exhibits flame resistant properties.[6]

References

  1. "NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards #0501". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  2. Svara, Jürgen; Weferling, Norbert ; Hofmann, Thomas "Phosphorus Compounds, Organic" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2008. doi:10.1002/14356007
  3. 3.0 3.1 Freedman, Leon D.; Doak, G. O. (1952). "The Reduction of Benzenephosphonyl Dichloride". Journal of the American Chemical Society 74 (13): 3414–3415. doi:10.1021/ja01133a504.
  4. Snider, Theodore E.; Morris, Don L.; Srivastava, K. C.; and Berlin, K. D. (1988). "1-Phenyl-4-Phosphorinanone". Org. Synth.; Coll. Vol. 6, p. 932
  5. Schumann, Herbert; Schwabe, Peter; Stelzer, Othmar (1969). "Organogermyl, stannyl und plumbylphosphine". Chemische Berichte 102 (9): 2900–2913. doi:10.1002/cber.19691020904.
  6. Obata, Takatsugu; Kobayashi, Eiichi; Aoshima, Sadahito; Furukawa, Junji (1994). "Synthesis of new linear polymers containing phosphorus atom in the main chain by the radical polyaddition: Addition polymers of phenylphosphine with 1,4-divinylbenzene or 1,4-diisopropenylbenzene and their properties". Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 32 (3): 475–483. doi:10.1002/pola.1994.080320309.