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Triphenylphosphine dichloride
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Triphenylphosphine dichloride, (C6H5)3PCl2, is a chlorinating agent widely used in organic chemistry. Applications include the conversion of alcohols and ethers to alkyl chlorides, the cleavage of epoxides to vicinal dichlorides and the chlorination of carboxylic acids to acyl chlorides.[2]
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Preferred IUPAC name
Dichlorotri(phenyl)-λ5-phosphane | |||
Other names
Dichlorotriphenylphosphorane | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.107.819 ![]() | ||
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C18H15Cl2P | |||
Molar mass | 333.19 g/mol | ||
Melting point | 176 °C (349 °F; 449 K)[1] 85-100 °C[2] | ||
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Phosphoranes Triphenylphosphine Phosphorus trichloride Phosphorus pentachloride Phosphorus halides Tetraphenylphosphonium chloride | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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