Triphosphane (IUPAC systematic name) or triphosphine is an
inorganic compound
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having the chemical formula . It can be generated from
diphosphine but is highly unstable at room temperature:
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Samples have been isolated by
gas chromatography. The compound rapidly converts to and the
cyclophosphine ''cyclo''-.
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Phosphines
Phosphorus hydrides