Triphenylstibine
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|Name = Triphenylstibine
|ImageFile1 = Triphenylstibine-3D-balls.png
|ImageAlt1 = Ball-and-stick model of the triphenylstibine molecule
|ImageFile2 = Triphenylstibine_crystals.jpg
|PIN = Triphenylstibane
|OtherNames = Triphenylantimony
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
|CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}
|CASNo = 603-36-1
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|ChemSpiderID = 11284
|EC_number = 210-037-6
|PubChem = 11777
|UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}
|UNII = G1X1263AMM
|RTECS = WJ1400000
|InChI = 1/3C6H5.Sb/c3*1-2-4-6-5-3-1;/h3*1-5H;/rC18H15Sb/c1-4-10-16(11-5-1)19(17-12-6-2-7-13-17)18-14-8-3-9-15-18/h1-15H
|InChIKey = HVYVMSPIJIWUNA-KWOBPOEBAA
|SMILES = c3c([Sb](c1ccccc1)c2ccccc2)cccc3
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|StdInChI = 1S/3C6H5.Sb/c3*1-2-4-6-5-3-1;/h3*1-5H;
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|StdInChIKey = HVYVMSPIJIWUNA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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|Section2={{Chembox Properties
|Formula = C18H15Sb
|MolarMass = 353.07 g/mol
|Appearance = Colourless solid
|Density = 1.53 g/cm3
|Solubility = insoluble
|MeltingPtC = 52 to 54
|BoilingPtC = 377
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|Section3={{Chembox Structure
|MolShape = trigonal pyramidal
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|Section7={{Chembox Hazards
|MainHazards = mildly toxic
|NFPA-H = 1
|GHSPictograms = {{GHS06}}{{GHS07}}{{GHS09}}
|GHSSignalWord = Danger
|HPhrases = {{H-phrases|301|302|332|411}}
|PPhrases = {{P-phrases|261|264|270|271|273|301+310|301+312|304+312|304+340|312|330|391|405}}
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|Section4={{Chembox Related
|OtherCompounds = Triphenylamine
Triphenylphosphine
Triphenylarsine
Stibine}}
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Triphenylstibine is the chemical compound with the formula Sb(C6H5)3, which is often abbreviated SbPh3, This colourless solid is a common organoantimony(III) compound. It serves as a ligand in coordination chemistry{{cite book|editor=C. A. McAuliffe|title=Transition Metal Complexes of Phosphorus, Arsenic, and Antimony Ligands|publisher=J. Wiley|year=1973|isbn=0-470-58117-4}} and as a reagent in organic synthesis.
Like the related molecules triphenylamine, triphenylphosphine and triphenylarsine, SbPh3 is pyramidal with a propeller-like arrangement of the phenyl groups. The Sb-C distances average 2.14-2.17 Å and the C-Sb-C angles are 95°.Adams, E. A.; Kolis, J. W.; Pennington, W. T. "Structure of Triphenylstibine" Acta Crystallographica 1990, volume C46, pp. 917-919. {{doi|10.1107/S0108270189012862}}
Synthesis and reactions
Triphenylstibine was first reported in 1886, being prepared from antimony trichloride and chlorobenzene:{{cite journal|first1=August|last1=Michaelis|last2=Reese|first2= A.|title=Ueber die Verbindungen der Elemente der Stickstoffgruppe mit den Radicalen der aromatischen Reihe. Achte Abhandlung Ueber aromatische Antimonverbindungen|journal=Liebigs Annalen der Chemie|volume=233|page=39-60|year=1886|doi=10.1002/jlac.18862330104}}
:6 Na + 3 C6H5Cl + SbCl3 → (C6H5)3Sb + 6 NaCl
In an alternative method, phenylmagnesium bromide is treated with SbCl3.{{cite journal|author=Hiers, G. S.|title=Triphenylstibine|journal=Organic Syntheses|year=1927|volume=7|page=80|doi=10.15227/orgsyn.007.0080}}
Upon treatment with antimony trichloride, triphenylstibine undergoes a redistribution reaction:{{cite journal |doi=10.1002/cber.19891220313 |title=Synthesen und Strukturen von Ethyl-, Propyl-, Butyl- und Mesitylantimon |date=1989 |last1=Ateş |first1=Mustafa |last2=Breunig |first2=Hans Joachim |last3=Güleç |first3=Sabahittin |last4=Offermann |first4=Werner |last5=Häberle |first5=Karl |last6=Dräger |first6=Martin |journal=Chemische Berichte |volume=122 |issue=3 |pages=473–478 }}
:{{chem2| Sb(C6H5)3 + 2SbCl3 -> 3Sb(C6H5)Cl2}}
Stiboranes can be synthesised from triphenylstibine by halogenation:
:{{chem2|Sb(C6H5)3 + Cl2 -> Sb(C6H5)3Cl2}}
As confirmed by X-ray crystallography, {{chem2|Sb(C6H5)3Cl2}} features pentacoordinate Sb(V) with trans-diaxial chloride ligands.{{cite journal |doi=10.1107/S0108270192011958 |title=Structures of triphenylantimony(V) dibromide and dichloride |date=1993 |last1=Begley |first1=M. J. |last2=Sowerby |first2=D. B. |journal=Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications |volume=49 |issue=6 |pages=1044–1046 |bibcode=1993AcCrC..49.1044B }}