Tetraphenylborate

Tetraphenylborate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Tetraphenylboranuide
Other names
Tetraphenylborate(1−) (additive)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
MeSH D013775
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C24H20B/c1-5-13-21(14-6-1)25(22-15-7-2-8-16-22,23-17-9-3-10-18-23)24-19-11-4-12-20-24/h1-20H/q-1 ☒N
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  • [B-](c1ccccc1)(c2ccccc2)(c3ccccc3)c4ccccc4
Properties
C24H20B
Molar mass 319.23 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetraphenylborate (IUPAC name: tetraphenylboranuide) is an organoboron anion consisting of a central boron atom with four phenyl groups. Salts of tetraphenylborate uncouple oxidative phosphorylation.[1]

  1. ^ Utsumi, Kozo; Packer, Lester (1967). "Uncoupling of energy transfer reactions in mitochondria by tetraphenylboron". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 122 (2): 509–15. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(67)90226-3. PMID 4229179.