Diphenylzinc
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| IUPAC name
Diphenylzinc | |
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3D model (JSmol) |
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| 3603125 | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.012.803 |
| EC Number |
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| 28161 | |
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| Properties | |
| Zn(C6H5)2 | |
| Molar mass | 219.59 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | White crystals |
| Melting point | 107 °C (225 °F; 380 K) |
| Boiling point | 280–285 °C (536–545 °F; 553–558 K) |
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| Danger | |
| H228, H250 | |
| P210, P222, P240, P241, P280, P302+P334, P370+P378, P422 | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Diphenylzinc is an organozinc compound with the chemical formula Zn(C6H5)2, often abbreviated as ZnPh2, where Ph is phenyl. It is in a form of white crystals. It is commonly used as the synthetic equivalent of a Ph− synthon. Solvent-free diphenylzinc exists as dimeric PhZn(μ-Ph)2ZnPh molecules in the solid state, where Ph is phenyl.
Diphenylzinc is commercially available. It may be prepared by reaction of phenyllithium with zinc bromide:
- 2 PhLi + ZnBr2 → Ph2Zn + 2 LiBr
It may also be prepared by the reaction of phenylmagnesium bromide with zinc chloride or diphenylmercury with zinc metal.