16716-14-6

Basic information

• Product Name: Tris(pentachlorophenyl)phosphine
• Synonyms: Tris(pentachlorophenyl)phosphine
• CAS NO: 16716-14-6
• Molecular Formula: C₁₈Cl₁₅P
• Molecular Weight: 778.96
• Mol File: 16716-14-6.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• Appearance: /
• CAS DataBase Reference: Tris(pentachlorophenyl)phosphine(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Tris(pentachlorophenyl)phosphine(16716-14-6)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Tris(pentachlorophenyl)phosphine(16716-14-6)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 16716-14-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 118-74-1 hexachlorobenzene 

Downstream Products

• 2051-24-3 Decachlorobiphenyl 

Relevant articles and documents

Electrophilic phosphonium cations (EPCs) with perchlorinated-aryl substituents: Towards air-stable phosphorus-based Lewis acid catalysts

A series of phosphines incorporating (C6Cl5) substituents, Ph2P(C6Cl5) 1, PhP(C6Cl5)22, P(C6Cl5)33 and (C6F5)P(C6Cl5)24 were prepared. In the case of 1, 2 and 4, these were converted to the corresponding aryl-difluorophosphoranes 5-7via reaction with XeF2, whereas reaction of 3 with XeF2 afforded only an inseparable mixture of products. The compounds 5-7 were converted to the fluorophosphonium cations 8-10, whereas the reaction of 3 with Selectfluor afforded (C6Cl5)2POF and (C6Cl5)2. The fluorophosphonium salts showed evidence of improved air stability as well as Lewis acid catalytic activity in hydrodefluorination, hydrosilylation, deoxygenation and dehydrocoupling chemistry.