Tetraphenylphosphonium tetrafluoroborate

CAS Number: 426-79-9

Molecular Formula: C24H20BF4P

About Tetraphenylphosphonium tetrafluoroborate

Tetraphenylphosphonium tetrafluoroborate (CAS 426-79-9) is increasingly utilized as a specialized phase transfer catalyst and reagent in organic synthesis, where high purity fine chemicals with a minimum purity of 98% are essential for the production of complex molecules within the U.S. chemical sector. Tetrakis(phenyl...

Tetraphenylphosphonium tetrafluoroborate Specifications

CAS Number

426-79-9

Molecular Formula

C24H20BF4P

Molecular Weight

426.201 g/mol

IUPAC Name

tetraphenylphosphanium;tetrafluoroborate

Canonical SMILES

F[B-](F)(F)F.C1=CC=C(C=C1)[P+](C2=CC=CC=C2)(C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4

InChI Key

MAJBFAYVSDYMQG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS Number

426-79-9

Molecular Formula

C24H20BF4P

Molecular Weight

426.201 g/mol

IUPAC Name

tetraphenylphosphanium;tetrafluoroborate

Canonical SMILES

F[B-](F)(F)F.C1=CC=C(C=C1)[P+](C2=CC=CC=C2)(C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4

InChI Key

MAJBFAYVSDYMQG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Molecular Weight

426.201 g/mol

Physical appearance

White crystalline powder

Organic Synthesis Reagent

A versatile reagent used as a source of tetraphenylphosphonium cations in substitution and addition reactions to introduce new functional groups into organic molecules

Reaction Promoter

A specialized salt used in combination with hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) to stabilize intermediate cations and efficiently promote epoxide-initiated cation-olefin polycyclization reactions

Phase Transfer Catalyst

A quaternary phosphonium salt employed as a catalyst to facilitate reactions between reagents in different phases in synthetic organic chemistry

Laboratory Research Chemical

A high-purity crystalline compound utilized in academic and industrial research for the development of complex natural products and steroid analogues.