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Sigma-Aldrich

Methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide

98%

Synonym(s):

TPMP, Triphenylmethylphosphonium bromide, triphenylmethylphosphonium bromide

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Linear Formula:
CH3P(C6H5)3Br
CAS Number:
1779-49-3
Molecular Weight:
357.22
Beilstein:
3599467
EC Number:
217-218-9
MDL number:
MFCD00011804
UNSPSC Code:
12352002
PubChem Substance ID:
24847941
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

form

powder

reaction suitability

reaction type: C-C Bond Formation

mp

230-234 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Br-].C[P+](c1ccccc1)(c2ccccc2)c3ccccc3

InChI

1S/C19H18P.BrH/c1-20(17-11-5-2-6-12-17,18-13-7-3-8-14-18)19-15-9-4-10-16-19;/h2-16H,1H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

LSEFCHWGJNHZNT-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Application

Used widely for methylenation via the Wittig reaction
Wittig olefination salt employed recently in a synthesis of an enyne which, via ring closing metathesis, provided a benzazepine ring system.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesEnvironment
GHS06,GHS09

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301,H411

Precautionary Statements

P273 - P301 + P310 + P330

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2

Storage Class Code

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

>464.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

> 240 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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D P Nolan et al.
European journal of biochemistry, 267(15), 4615-4623 (2000-07-21)
The plasma-membrane potential (Delta(psi)p) in bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei was studied using several different radiolabelled probes: 86Rb+ and [14C]SCN- were used to report Delta(psi)p directly because they distribute in easily measured quantities across the plasma membrane only, and [3H]methyltriphenylphosphonium
V Borutaite et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1272(3), 154-158 (1995-12-12)
We investigated the effects of ischemia on the kinetics and control of mitochondria isolated from normal and ischemic heart. The dependence of the respiratory chain, phosphorylation system and proton leak on the mitochondrial membrane potential were measured in mitochondria from
Geoffrey F Kelso et al.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 959, 263-274 (2002-04-27)
Mitochondrial-targeted antioxidants that selectively block mitochondrial oxidative damage and prevent some types of cell death have been developed. These antioxidants are ubiquinone and tocopherol derivatives and are targeted to mitochondria by covalent attachment to a lipophilic triphenylphosphonium cation. Because of
L Calzada et al.
Archives of andrology, 38(2), 151-155 (1997-03-01)
Membrane potential across the plasma membrane (psi) of human sperm was determined by measuring the accumulation of triphenylmethylphosphonium (TPMP+). Washed sperm of fertile or infertile men were suspended, incubated in low-K+ and high-Na+ or high-K+ and low-Na+ medium, and allowed
Meredith F Ross et al.
The Biochemical journal, 400(1), 199-208 (2006-09-05)
Lipophilic monocations can pass through phospholipid bilayers and accumulate in negatively-charged compartments such as the mitochondrial matrix, driven by the membrane potential. This property is used to visualize mitochondria, to deliver therapeutic molecules to mitochondria and to measure the membrane
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