Chemistry:Tris(cyanoethyl)phosphine

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Tris(cyanoethyl)phosphine
P(C2CN)3.svg
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3,3′,3′′-Phosphanetriyltripropanenitrile
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 223-687-0
UNII
Properties
C9H12N3P
Molar mass 193.190 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Melting point 97 °C (207 °F; 370 K)
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS06: ToxicGHS07: HarmfulGHS08: Health hazard
GHS Signal word Danger
H301, H302, H311, H315, H319, H330, H331, H335, H350
P201, P202, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P281, P284, P301+310, P301+312, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P308+313, P310, P311, P312, P320, P321, P322, P330, P332+313, P337+313
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tris(cyanoethyl)phosphine is the organophosphorus compound with the formula P(CH2CH2CN)3. It is white solid that is air stable, which is unusual for a trialkylphosphine. It is prepared by the hydrophosphination of acrylonitrile with phosphine.[1] The compound has been the subject of much research. For example, it is an effective reagent for the desulfurization of organic disulfides.[2]

References

  1. Trofimov, Boris A.; Arbuzova, Svetlana N.; Gusarova, Nina K. (1999). "Phosphine in the synthesis of organophosphorus compounds". Russian Chemical Reviews 68. doi:10.1070/RC1999v068n03ABEH000464. 
  2. Burns, John A.; Butler, James C.; Moran, John; Whitesides, George M. (1991). "Selective Reduction of Disulfides by Tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine". The Journal of Organic Chemistry 56 (8): 2648–2650. doi:10.1021/jo00008a014.