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Preparation and Reactivity of a Triphosphenium Bromide Salt: A Convenient and Stable Source of Phosphorus(I)
Published on: November 22, 2016
1,1'-(Butane-1,4-di-yl)dipyridinium dibromide dihydrate
Abstract:
The organic cation in the title compound, C(14)H(18)N(2) (2+)·2Br(-)·2H(2)O, is situated on an inversion centre. The cations, anions and water mol-ecules are linked via O-H⋯Br, C-H⋯Br and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, and π-π stacking inter-actions between adjacent pyridine rings, with a centroid-centroid separation of 3.8518 (17) Å.
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