Triphosphane (IUPAC systematic name) or triphosphine is an
inorganic compound
In chemistry, an inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as '' inorganic chemist ...
having the chemical formula . It can be generated from
diphosphine
Diphosphane, or diphosphine, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula P2H4. This colourless liquid is one of several binary phosphorus hydrides. It is the impurity that typically causes samples of phosphine to ignite in air.
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but is highly unstable at room temperature:
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Samples have been isolated by
gas chromatography
Gas chromatography (GC) is a common type of chromatography used in analytical chemistry for separating and analyzing compounds that can be vaporized without decomposition. Typical uses of GC include testing the purity of a particular substance, ...
. The compound rapidly converts to and the
cyclophosphine
Cyclopentaphosphine is the inorganic compound with the formula (PH)5. It is prepared by the hydrolysis of cyclo- SiMe3sub>4 (Me = methyl). Although only of theoretical interest, (PH)5 is parent of many related cyclic polyphosphines that are th ...
''cyclo''-.
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Phosphorus hydrides