Phosphole

Phosphole
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1H-Phosphole[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C4H5P/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-5H
  • P1C=CC=C1
Properties
C4H5P
Molar mass 84.058 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
Pyrrole, bismole, arsole, stibole; phosphorine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Phosphole is the organic compound with the chemical formula C
4
H
4
PH
; it is the phosphorus analog of pyrrole. The term phosphole also refers to substituted derivatives of the parent heterocycle. These compounds are of theoretical interest but also serve as ligands for transition metals and as precursors to more complex organophosphorus compounds.

Triphosphole, C
2
H
3
P
3
, is a heterocycle with 3 phosphorus atoms.

Pentaphosphole, P
5
H
, is a cyclic compound with 5 phosphorus atoms.

  1. ^ Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 146. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-00130. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.