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Preparation and Reactivity of a Triphosphenium Bromide Salt: A Convenient and Stable Source of PhosphorusI
Published on: November 22, 2016
Crystal structure of tert-butyl-diphenyl-phosphine oxide
George Agbeworvi1, Zerihun Assefa1, Richard E Sykora2
11601 E Market St., Department of Chemistry, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.
Abstract:
In the structure of the title triorganophosphine oxide, C16H19OP, the P-O bond is 1.490 (1) Å. The P atom has a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The O atom inter-acts with both phenyl groups of a neighboring mol-ecule [C⋯O = 2.930 (3) and 2.928 (4) Å]. The C-O interaction directs an extended supramolecular arrangement along the a-axis.
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