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IUPAC name
pentaphospholane
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Other names
Cyclopentaphosphane, pentaphosphole
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H5P5 | |
Molar mass | 159.909 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cyclopentaphosphine is the inorganic compound with the formula (PH)5. It is prepared by the hydrolysis of cyclo-[PSiMe34 (Me = methyl). Although only of theoretical interest, (PH)5 is parent of many related cyclic polyphosphines that are the subject of research.
Organic cyclophosphanes are a family of organophosphorus compounds with the formula (RP)n where R is an organic substituent. Many examples are known. They are white, air-sensitive solids which have good solubility in organic solvents. Well-characterized examples are known for ring sizes 3–6. The three-membered rings feature bulky substituents, e.g., [tert-BuP]3.
The cyclophosphines can be prepared by several methods, one involves reductive coupling of dichlorophosphines: [2]
The structures are complicated by the slow pyramidal inversion at phosphorus(III). In principle, many isomers are possible for cyclo-P5R5, but usually only one is observed. [3] All phenyl substituents are equatorial in cyclo-P6(C6H5)6. [4]