Thiophosphoryl chloride

Thiophosphoryl chloride
Structural formula of thiophosphoryl chloride
Ball-and-stick model of thiophosphoryl chloride
Ball-and-stick model of thiophosphoryl chloride
Space-filling model of thiophosphoryl chloride
Space-filling model of thiophosphoryl chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Phosphorothioic trichloride
Other names
  • Phosphoric sulfochloride (1:3)[1]
  • Phosphorus(V) sulfochloride
  • Thiophosphoryl chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 223-622-6
RTECS number
  • XN2930000
UNII
UN number 1837
  • InChI=1S/Cl3PS/c1-4(2,3)5 checkY
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  • InChI=1/Cl3PS/c1-4(2,3)5
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  • P(=S)(Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
PSCl3
Molar mass 169.38 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 1.67 g/cm3
Melting point −35 °C (−31 °F; 238 K)
Boiling point 125 °C (257 °F; 398 K)
Reacts
Solubility Soluble in benzene, chloroform, CS2 and CCl4.
Structure
Tetrahedral at the P atom
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Violent hydrolysis; releasing HCl on contact with water,[2] maybe corrosive to metals and skin
GHS labelling:[4]
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H302, H314, H330
P260, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P320, P321, P330, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
Flash point none[3]
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Thiophosphoryl chloride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula PSCl3.[5] It is a colorless pungent smelling liquid that fumes in air. It is synthesized from phosphorus chloride and used to thiophosphorylate organic compounds, such as to produce insecticides.

  1. ^ Thiophosphoryl chloride: trade names
  2. ^ Thiophosphoryl chloride: main hazards
  3. ^ Thiophosphoryl chloride: flash point
  4. ^ "Thiophosphoryl chloride". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  5. ^ Spilling, C. D. "Thiophosphoryl Chloride" in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis John Wiley & Sons, Weinheim, 2001 doi:10.1002/047084289X.rt104. Article Online Posting Date: April 15, 2001