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Sigma-Aldrich

Triphenyl phosphite

97%

Synonym(s):

(PhO)3P, P(OPh)3, Triphenoxyphosphine

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Linear Formula:
(C6H5O)3P
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
310.28
Beilstein:
1079456
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352108
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

10.7 (vs air)

vapor pressure

5 mmHg ( 205 °C)

Assay

97%

reaction suitability

reaction type: Buchwald-Hartwig Cross Coupling Reaction
reaction type: Heck Reaction
reaction type: Hiyama Coupling
reaction type: Negishi Coupling
reaction type: Sonogashira Coupling
reaction type: Stille Coupling
reaction type: Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling
reagent type: ligand
reaction type: Alkylations

reagent type: ligand
reaction type: Cycloadditions

reagent type: ligand
reaction type: Heck Reaction

reagent type: ligand
reaction type: Olefinations

reagent type: ligand
reaction type: Stille Coupling

reagent type: ligand
reaction type: Wittig Reaction

refractive index

n20/D 1.59 (lit.)

bp

360 °C (lit.)

mp

22-24 °C (lit.)

density

1.184 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O(P(Oc1ccccc1)Oc2ccccc2)c3ccccc3

InChI

1S/C18H15O3P/c1-4-10-16(11-5-1)19-22(20-17-12-6-2-7-13-17)21-18-14-8-3-9-15-18/h1-15H

InChI key

HVLLSGMXQDNUAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Triphenyl phosphite (TPP) is an organophosphorus compound that serves as a versatile reagent in the synthesis of phosphorus ligands.

Application

Triphenyl phosphite can be used:
  • As a source of phosphorus and as a ligand for the synthesis of transition metal phosphide nanoparticles via heating-up process.
  • To convert alcohols to alkyl halides.
  • As a peptide coupling agent.
  • As a low-temperature source of singlet oxygen after forming an adduct with ozone.
  • To synthesize bromotriphenoxyphosphonium bromide, a brominating agent, by reacting with bromine.

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT RE 2

Target Organs

Nervous system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

410.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

210 °C


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One-pot syntheses of sterically shielded phosphorus ligands by selective stepwise nucleophilic substitution at triphenyl phosphite
J Keller, et al.
Synthesis, 2006, 354-365 (2006)
Triphenyl Phosphite as the Phosphorus Source for the Scalable and Cost-Effective Production of Transition Metal Phosphides
Liu J, et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 30(5), 1799-1807 (2018)
Singlet oxygen sources in ozone chemistry
Murray RW and Kaplan M
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 90(2), 537-538 (1968)
Peptide synthesis using triphenyl phosphite and imidazole
Mitin YV and Glinskaya OV
Tetrahedron Letters, 10(60), 5267-5270 (1969)
Development of a Safe and Robust Process for the Large-Scale Preparation of a Vinyl Bromide from a Ketone Using a (PhO)3P/Br2-Derived Reagent
Likhite N, et al.
Organic Process Research & Development, 20(5), 977-981 (2016)

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