Pentamethylarsenic

Pentamethylarsenic
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Pentamethyl-λ5-arsane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
2408247
ChEBI
  • InChI=1S/5CH3.As/h5*1H3; checkY
  • C[As](C)(C)(C)C
Properties
As(CH3)5
Molar mass 150.097 g·mol−1
Appearance colourless liquid
Melting point −6 °C (21 °F; 267 K)
Boiling point >100 °C (212 °F; 373 K)
Structure
trigonal bipyramidal
0 D
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
explosive, flammable
GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H301, H331, H410
Related compounds
Related pentamethyl
Pentamethylantimony; Pentamethylbismuth; Pentamethyltantalum;
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Pentamethylarsenic (or pentamethylarsorane[1])is an organometalllic compound containing five methyl groups bound to an arsenic atom with formula As(CH3)5. It is an example of a hypervalent compound. The molecular shape is trigonal bipyramid.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference aoc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Greene, Tim M.; Downs, Anthony J.; Pulham, Colin R.; Haaland, Arne; Verne, Hans Peter; Volden, Hans Vidar; Timofeeva, Tatjana V. (November 1998). "Molecular Structures of Pentamethylarsenic(V) and Trimethyldichloroarsenic(V) by Gas Electron Diffraction and ab Initio Calculations:? Molecular Mechanics Calculations on Pentamethylarsenic(V), Pentaphenylarsenic(V), and Related Compounds". Organometallics. 17 (24): 5287–5293. doi:10.1021/om980520r.