1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane

CAS Number: 1663-45-2

Molecular Formula: C26H24P2

About 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane

1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane CAS 1663-45-2 is a critical bidentate ligand extensively utilised in the API intermediates market for transition-metal catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, where its ability to form stable chelates ensures high selectivity in pharmaceutical synthesis. Ethylenebis(diphenylphosphine) funct...

1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane Specifications

CAS Number

1663-45-2

Molecular Formula

C26H24P2

Molecular Weight

398.42 g/mol

IUPAC Name

(Ethane-1,2-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphane)

Canonical SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)P(CCP(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4

InChI Key

QFMZQPDHXULLKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS Number

1663-45-2

Molecular Formula

C26H24P2

Molecular Weight

398.42 g/mol

IUPAC Name

(Ethane-1,2-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphane)

Canonical SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)P(CCP(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4

InChI Key

QFMZQPDHXULLKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Molecular Weight

398.42 g/mol

Physical appearance

White to almost white powder to crystal

Chelating Phosphine Ligand

A symmetrical bidentate ligand widely utilized in coordination chemistry and transition-metal-catalyzed transformations, such as Suzuki-Miyaura, Heck, and Buchwald-Hartwig cross-coupling reactions, to stabilize metal centers and enhance catalytic reactivity

Organometallic Building Block

A versatile precursor used in the synthesis of diverse transition metal complexes and mixed-metal clusters for academic research and industrial fine chemical production

Reagent for Organic Synthesis

An effective alternative to triphenylphosphine in specialized reactions like the Mitsunobu or Staudinger-type N-glycopyranosyl amide synthesis, offering improved product separation due to the higher polarity of its phosphine oxide byproduct

Material Science Component

A functional component employed in the development of advanced polymers and the investigation of environmental remediation processes through the stabilization of organometallic catalysts.