Diphenylzinc
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| Skeletal formula of diphenylzinc monomer | |
| Ball-and-stick model of the diphenylzinc monomer molecule | |
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1078-58-6  |
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| C12H10Zn | |
| Molar mass | 219.59 g·mol−1 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Diphenylzinc is an organozinc compound. It is commonly used as the synthetic equivalent of a Ph− synthon. Solvent-free diphenylzinc exists as dimeric PhZn(μ-Ph)2ZnPh molecules in solid state.[1]
Diphenylzinc is commercially available. It may be prepared by reaction of phenyllithium with zinc bromide:[2]
- 2 PhLi + ZnBr2 → Ph2Zn + 2 LiBr
It may also be prepared by the reaction of diphenylmercury with zinc metal.[3]
