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Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)­platinum(0)
3D model of the tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(0) molecule
Names
IUPAC name Tetrakis(triphenylphosphane)platinum(0)
Other names Tetrakis(triphenylphosphane)platinum(0)
TPP platinum(0)
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.034.610 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 238-087-4
PubChem CID
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/4C18H15P.Pt/c4*1-4-10-16(11-5-1)19(17-12-6-2-7-13-17)18-14-8-3-9-15-18;/h4*1-15H;Key: SYKXNRFLNZUGAJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • c0ccccc0(c0ccccc0)(c0ccccc0)((c0ccccc0)(c0ccccc0)c0ccccc0)((c0ccccc0)(c0ccccc0)c0ccccc0)(c0ccccc0)(c0ccccc0)c0ccccc0
Properties
Chemical formula C72H60P4Pt
Molar mass 1244.251 g·mol
Appearance yellow crystals
Melting point 160 °C (320 °F; 433 K)
Solubility in water Insoluble
Structure
Coordination geometry four triphenylphosphine unidentate
ligands attached to a central Pt(0)
atom in a tetrahedral geometry
Molecular shape tetrahedral
Dipole moment 0 D
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards PPh3 is an irritant
GHS labelling:
Pictograms GHS07: Exclamation mark
Signal word Warning
Hazard statements H302
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g. canola oilInstability (yellow): no hazard codeSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Related complexes Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0)
tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)nickel(0)
tris(triphenylphosphine)platinum(0)
Related compounds triphenylphosphine
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Chemical compound

Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(0) is the chemical compound with the formula Pt(P(C6H5)3)4, often abbreviated Pt(PPh3)4. The bright yellow compound is used as a precursor to other platinum complexes.

Structure and behavior

The molecule is tetrahedral, with point group symmetry of Td, as expected for a four-coordinate metal complex of a metal with the d configuration. Even though this complex follows the 18 electron rule, it dissociates triphenylphosphine in solution to give the 16e derivative containing only three PPh3 ligands:

Pt(PPh3)4 → Pt(PPh3)3 + PPh3

Synthesis and reactions

The complex is typically prepared in one-pot reaction from potassium tetrachloroplatinate(II). Reduction of this platinum(II) species with alkaline ethanol in the presence of excess triphenylphosphine affords the product as a precipitate. The reaction occurs in two distinct steps. In the first step, PtCl2(PPh3)2 is generated. In the second step, this platinum(II) complex is reduced. The overall synthesis can be summarized as:

K2 + 2KOH + 4PPh3 + C2H5OH → Pt(PPh3)4 + 4KCl + CH3CHO + 2H2O

Pt(PPh3)4 reacts with oxidants to give platinum(II) derivatives:

Pt(PPh3)4 + Cl2 → cis-PtCl2(PPh3)2 + 2 PPh3

Mineral acids give the corresponding hydride complexes:

Pt(PPh3)4 + HCl → trans-PtCl(H)(PPh3)2 + 2 PPh3

The reaction with oxygen affords a dioxygen complex:

Pt(PPh3)4 + O2 → Pt(η-O2)(PPh3)2 + 2 PPh3

This complex is a precursor to the ethylene complex

Pt(η-O2)(PPh3)2 + C2H4 → Pt(η-C2H4)(PPh3)2 + "NaBH2(OH)2"

References

  1. "C&L Inventory". echa.europa.eu.
  2. Ugo, R.; Cariati, F.; La Monica, G. (1990). "Tris- and Tetrakis(Triphenylphosphine)-Platinum(0)". Inorganic Syntheses. Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 28. pp. 123–126. doi:10.1002/9780470132593.ch33. ISBN 9780470132593.
  3. Safety Data Sheet http://www.alfa.com/content/msds/english/10549.pdf
  4. Miessler, Gary L., and Donald A. Tarr. Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004.
Platinum compounds
Pt(−II)
Pt(0)
Pt(II)
Organoplatinum(II) compounds
  • PtCl2(Cod)
  • Pt(CNO)2
  • KPtCl3C2H4
    • Pt(IV)
    Pt(V)
    Pt(VI)
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