Triphenylborane

Triphenylborane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Triphenylborane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 213-504-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C18H15B/c1-4-10-16(11-5-1)19(17-12-6-2-7-13-17)18-14-8-3-9-15-18/h1-15H checkY
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  • InChI=1/C18H15B/c1-4-10-16(11-5-1)19(17-12-6-2-7-13-17)18-14-8-3-9-15-18/h1-15H
    Key: MXSVLWZRHLXFKH-UHFFFAOYAV
  • B(c1ccccc1)(c2ccccc2)c3ccccc3
Properties
C18H15B
Molar mass 242.12 g/mol
Appearance White crystals
Melting point 142 °C (288 °F; 415 K)
Boiling point 203 °C (397 °F; 476 K) (15 mmHg)
Insoluble
Structure
trigonal planar
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: Flammable
Warning
H228
P210, P240, P241, P280, P370+P378
Related compounds
Triphenylmethyl cation
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Triphenylborane, often abbreviated to BPh3 where Ph is the phenyl group C6H5-, is a chemical compound with the formula B(C6H5)3. It is a white crystalline solid and is both air and moisture sensitive, slowly forming benzene and triphenylboroxine. It is soluble in aromatic solvents.