Tetraphenylphosphonium chloride

Tetraphenylphosphonium chloride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Tetraphenylphosphanium chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 217-890-3
  • InChI=1S/C24H20P.ClH/c1-5-13-21(14-6-1)25(22-15-7-2-8-16-22,23-17-9-3-10-18-23)24-19-11-4-12-20-24;/h1-20H;1H/q+1;/p-1 checkY
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  • InChI=1S/C24H20P.ClH/c1-5-13-21(14-6-1)25(22-15-7-2-8-16-22,23-17-9-3-10-18-23)24-19-11-4-12-20-24;/h1-20H;1H/q+1;/p-1
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  • [Cl-].c1c(cccc1)[P+](c2ccccc2)(c3ccccc3)c4ccccc4
Properties
[P(C6H5)4]Cl
Molar mass 374.85 g·mol−1
Appearance colourless solid
Density 1.27 g dm−3
Melting point 272 to 274 °C (522 to 525 °F; 545 to 547 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:[1]
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Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetraphenylphosphonium chloride is the chemical compound with the formula [(C6H5)4P]Cl, abbreviated Ph4PCl or PPh4Cl or [PPh4]Cl, where Ph stands for phenyl. Tetraphenylphosphonium and especially tetraphenylarsonium salts were formerly of interest in gravimetric analysis of perchlorate and related oxyanions. This colourless salt is used to generate lipophilic salts from inorganic and organometallic anions. Thus, [Ph4P]+ is useful as a phase-transfer catalyst, again because it allows inorganic anions to dissolve in organic solvents.

Structure and basic properties

The structure of this salt is [PPh4]+Cl−. It consists of tetraphenylphosphonium cations [PPh4]+ and chloride anions Cl−. The [PPh4]+ cation is tetrahedral.

PPh4Cl crystallises as the anhydrous salt,[2] which is the normal item of commerce, as well as a monohydrate[3] and a dihydrate.[4]

In X-ray crystallography, PPh+4 salts are of interest as they often crystallise easily. The rigidity of the phenyl groups facilitates packing and elevates the melting point relative to alkyl-based quaternary ammonium salts. Also, since these salts are soluble in organic media, a wide range of solvents can be employed for their crystallisation.

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of the crystal structure

Preparation

[PPh4]Cl and many analogous compounds can be prepared by the reaction of chlorobenzene with triphenylphosphine catalysed by nickel salts:[5]

PhCl + PPh3 → [Ph4P]Cl

The compound was originally prepared as the corresponding bromide salt (CAS No. 2751-90-8), which in turn was synthesized by passing dry oxygen through the reaction of phenylmagnesium bromide and triphenylphosphine.[6] The synthesis probably proceeds via the reaction of the Grignard reagent with triphenylphosphine oxide.

PhMgBr + Ph3PO → [Ph4P]OMgBr
[Ph4P]OMgBr + HBr → [Ph4P]Br + "Mg(OH)Br"

Use in synthesis

Tetraphenylphosphonium salts of inorganic or organometallic anions are often sought because they are easily crystallized. They also tend to be soluble in polar organic solvents such as acetonitrile and dimethylformamide. Examples include the tetraphenylphosphonium perrhenate ([PPh4]+[ReO4]−)[7] and various thiomolybdates.[8] Complexes of maleonitriledithiolate are also isolated as their [PPh4]+ salts.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Tetraphenylphosphonium chloride". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ Richardson, J. F.; Ball, J. M.; Boorman, P. M. (1986). "Structure of Tetraphenylphosphonium Chloride". Acta Crystallographica. C42 (9): 1271–1272. Bibcode:1986AcCrC..42.1271R. doi:10.1107/S0108270186092612.
  3. ^ Schweizer, E. E.; Baldacchini, C. J.; Rheingold, A. L. (1989). "Tetraphenylphosphonium Chloride Monohydrate, Tetraphenylphosphonium Bromide and Tetraphenylphosphonium Iodide". Acta Crystallographica. C45 (8): 1236–1239. Bibcode:1989AcCrC..45.1236S. doi:10.1107/S0108270189000363.
  4. ^ Blake, A. J.; Garner, C. D.; Tunney, J. M. (2003). "Tetraphenylphosphonium Chloride Dihydrate". Acta Crystallographica. E59 (1): o9–o10. Bibcode:2003AcCrE..59O...9B. doi:10.1107/S1600536802021682.
  5. ^ Marcoux, David; Charette, André B. (2008). "Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of Phosphonium Salts from Aryl Halides and Triphenylphosphine". Adv. Synth. Catal. 350 (18): 2967–2974. doi:10.1002/adsc.200800542.
  6. ^ Dodonow, J.; Medox, H. (1928). "Zur Kenntnis der Grignardschen Reaktion: Über die Darstellung von Tetraphenyl-phosphoniumsalzen". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 61 (5): 907–911. doi:10.1002/cber.19280610505.
  7. ^ Dilworth, J. R.; Hussain, W.; Hutson, A. J.; Jones, C. J.; McQuillan, F. S. (1996). "Tetrahalo Oxorhenate Anions". Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. XXXI. pp. 257–262. doi:10.1002/9780470132623.ch42. ISBN 9780470132623.
  8. ^ Hadjikyriacou, A. I.; Coucouvanis, D. (1990). "Tetraphenylphosphonium Salts of [Mo2 (S) N (S2 )6-N ]2- Thioanions and Derivatives". Tetraphenylphosphonium Salts of [Mo2(S)n(S2)6-n]2- Thioanions and Derivatives. Inorganic Syntheses. pp. 39–47volume=XXVII. doi:10.1002/9780470132586.ch8. ISBN 9780470132586.
  9. ^ Bray, J.; Locke, J.; McCleverty, J. A.; Coucouvanis, D. (1972). "Bis[cis -1,2-dicyanoethene-1,2-dithiolato(1- or 2-)] Complexes of Cobalt and Iron". Bis[cis-1,2-Dicyanoethene-1,2-dithiolato(1- or 2-)] Complexes of Cobalt and Iron. Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. XIII. pp. 187–195. doi:10.1002/9780470132449.ch39. ISBN 9780470132449.