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Phenylsilane

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Phenylsilane
skeletal formula of phenylsilane
skeletal formula of phenylsilane
ball-and-stick model of the phenylsilane molecule
ball-and-stick model of the phenylsilane molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Phenylsilane
Other names
Silylbenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 211-772-5
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H8Si/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,7H3 ☒N
    Key: PARWUHTVGZSQPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C6H8Si/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,7H3
    Key: PARWUHTVGZSQPD-UHFFFAOYAT
  • c1ccccc1[SiH3]
Properties
C6H8Si
Molar mass 108.215 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 0.878 g/cm3
Boiling point 119 to 121 °C (246 to 250 °F; 392 to 394 K)
Hydrolyzes
Hazards[1]
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H225, H261, H302, H315, H319, H332, H335
P210, P301+P312+P330, P302+P353, P304+P340+P312, P305+P351+P338
Safety data sheet (SDS) MSDS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Phenylsilane, also known as silylbenzene, a colorless liquid, is one of the simplest organosilanes with the formula C6H5SiH3. It is structurally related to toluene, with a silyl group replacing the methyl group. Both of these compounds have similar densities and boiling points due to these similarities. Phenylsilane is soluble in organic solvents.

Synthesis and reactions

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Phenylsilane is produced in two steps from Si(OEt)4. In the first step, phenylmagnesium bromide is added to form Ph−Si(OEt)3 via a Grignard reaction. Reduction of the resulting Ph−Si(OEt)3 product with LiAlH4 affords phenylsilane.[2]

Ph−MgBr + Si(OEt)4 → Ph−Si(OEt)3 + MgBr(OEt)
4 Ph−Si(OEt)3 + 3 LiAlH4 → 4 Ph−SiH3 + 3 LiAl(OEt)4

Uses

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Phenylsilane can be used to reduce tertiary phosphine oxides to the corresponding tertiary phosphine.

P(CH3)3O + PhSiH3 → P(CH3)3 + PhSiH2OH

The use of phenylsilane proceeds with retention of configuration at the phosphine. For example, cyclic chiral tertiary phosphine oxides can be reduced to cyclic tertiary phosphines.[3]

Phenylsilane combines with caesium fluoride to give the ate complex [PhSiFH3]. This species functions as a hydride donor, reducing 4-oxazolium salts to 4-oxazolines.[4]

Phenylsilane has been used as a hydride donor in synthetic enzymes.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Phenylsilane".
  2. ^ Minge, O.; Mitzel, N. W.; and Schmidbaur, H. Synthetic Pathways to Hydrogen-Rich Polysilylated Arenes from Trialkoxysilanes and Other Precursors. Organometallics 2002, 21, 680-684. doi:10.1021/om0108595
  3. ^ Weber, W. P. Silicon Reagents for Organic Synthesis. Springer-Verlag: Berlin, 1983. ISBN 0-387-11675-3.
  4. ^ Fleck, T. J. (2001). "Phenylsilane–Cesium Fluoride". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rp101. ISBN 0471936235.
  5. ^ Hoffnagle, Alexander M.; Tezcan, F. Akif (2023-06-23). "Atomically Accurate Design of Metalloproteins with Predefined Coordination Geometries". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145 (26): 14208–14214. doi:10.1021/jacs.3c04047. ISSN 0002-7863. PMC 10439731. PMID 37352018.