TRISPHAT
Names
IUPAC name
Tetrabutylammonium tris(3,4,5,6-tetrachlorobenzene-1,2-diolato-κ 2 O1 ,O2 )phosphorus(V)
Other names
Tetrabutylammonium tris(tetrachlorocatecholato)phosphorus(1−) Bu4 N+ PHAT−
1-Butanaminium, N ,N ,N -tributyl-, (OC-6-11-Δ )-tris[3,4,5,6-tetrachloro-1,2-benzenediolato(2-)-κ O1 ,κ O2 ]phosphate(1−) (1:1)
Identifiers
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.164.647
EC Number
tetrabutylammonium salt:: 636-891-3
tetrabutylammonium salt:: InChI=1S/C18Cl12O6P.C16H36N/c19-1-2(20)8(26)14-13(7(1)25)31-37(32-14,33-15-9(27)3(21)4(22)10(28)16(15)34-37)35-17-11(29)5(23)6(24)12(30)18(17)36-37;1-5-9-13-17(14-10-6-2,15-11-7-3)16-12-8-4/h;5-16H2,1-4H3/q-1;+1
Key: GCGVBYHPNKLLAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
O1c0c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c0O[P-]123(Oc0c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c0O2)Oc0c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c0O3
tributylammonium salt:: O1c0c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c0O[P-]123(Oc0c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c0O2)Oc0c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c0O3.CCCC[N+H](CCCC)CCCC
tetrabutylammonium salt:: CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC.C12=C(C(=C(C(=C1Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)O[P-]34(O2)(OC5=C(O3)C(=C(C(=C5Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)OC6=C(O4)C(=C(C(=C6Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl
Properties
[C16 H36 N][C18 Cl12 O6 P]
Molar mass
1011.06
Appearance
colourless solid
CH2 Cl2
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
TRISPHAT (full name tris(tetrachlorocatecholato)phosphate(1−) ) is an inorganic anion with the formula P(O2 C6 Cl4 )− 3 often prepared as the tributylammonium ((C4 H9 )3 NH+ ) or tetrabutylammonium ((C4 H9 )4 N+ salt . The anion features phosphorus (V) bonded to three tetrachlorocatecholate (C6 Cl4 O2− 2 ) ligands . This anion can be resolved into the axially chiral enantiomers , which are optically stable (the picture shows the Δ enantiomer).
The TRISPHAT anion has been used as a chiral shift reagent for cations .[ 1] It improves the resolution of 1 H NMR spectra by forming diastereomeric ion pairs.
Preparation
The anion is prepared by treatment of phosphorus pentachloride with tetrachlorocatechol followed by a tertiary amine gives the anion:
PCl5 + 3 C6 Cl4 (OH)2 → H[P(O2 C6 Cl4 )3 ] + 5 HCl
H[P(O2 C6 Cl4 )3 ] + Bu3 N → Bu3 NH+ [P(O2 C6 Cl4 )3 ]−
Using a chiral amine, the anion can be readily resolved.[ 2]
References
^ Ratni, Hassen; Jodry, Jonathan J.; Lacour, Jérôme; Kündig, E. Peter (2000). "[n -Bu4 N][Δ-TRISPHAT] Salt, an Efficient NMR Chiral Shift Reagent for Neutral Planar Chiral Tricarbonylchromium Complexes". Organometallics . 19 (19): 3997–3999. doi :10.1021/om000437f .
^ Favarger, France; Goujon-Ginglinger, Catherine; Monchaud, David; Lacour, Jérôme (2004). "Large-Scale Synthesis and Resolution of TRISPHAT [Tris(tetrachlorobenzenediolato) Phosphate(V)] Anion". Journal of Organic Chemistry . 69 (24): 8521–8524. doi :10.1021/jo048641q . PMID 15549835 . .