Open AccessAn orthorhombic polymorph of dichlorotris(pentafluorophenyl)phosphorane
Author(s) -
Barnes Nicholas A.,
Halton Ruth T. A.,
Godfrey Stephen M.,
Mushtaq Imrana,
Pritchard Robin G.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section e
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1600-5368
DOI - 10.1107/s1600536806021751
Subject(s) - phosphorane , orthorhombic crystal system , monoclinic crystal system , crystallography , trigonal bipyramidal molecular geometry , chemistry , molecule , intermolecular force , crystal structure , crystal (programming language) , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language
An orthorhombic form of dichlorotris(pentafluorophenyl)phosphorane, C 18 Cl 2 F 15 P, has been obtained as the product of the reaction between PhSeCl and (C 6 F 5 ) 3 P, and is a polymorph of the previously reported monoclinic form obtained from the reaction of (C 6 F 5 ) 3 P with Cl 2 . The molecule displays nearly perfect trigonal–bipyramidal geometry, and features a number of intermolecular F⋯F contacts, which lead to fluorous domains in the crystal packing.