Triphosphane
Chemical compound
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Triphosphane (IUPAC systematic name) or triphosphine is an inorganic compound having the chemical formula HP(PH2)2. It can be generated from diphosphine but is highly unstable at room temperature:[3]
- 2 P2H4 → P3H5 + PH3
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| Systematic IUPAC name
Triphosphane[1] | |||
| Other names
Triphosphine[2] | |||
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| Properties | |||
| P3H5 | |||
| Molar mass | 97.96099 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | Colourless gas | ||
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Other anions |
triazane | ||
Related Binary phosphanes |
phosphane diphosphane | ||
Related compounds |
triazene | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Samples have been isolated by gas chromatography. The compound rapidly converts to PH3 and the cyclophosphine cyclo-P5H5.[4]