1,2-Bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane

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1,2-Bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane
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style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Identifiers
CAS number 23936-60-9
PubChem 141059
ChemSpider 124423
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InChI key ZKWQSBFSGZJNFP-UHFFFAOYAN
style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Properties
Molecular formula C6H16P2
Molar mass 150.14 g mol−1
Density 0.9 g/mL at 25 °C
Boiling point

180 °C

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

1,2-Bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane (dmpe) is a diphosphine ligand in coordination chemistry. It can be synthesised by the reaction of methylmagnesium iodide with 1,2-bis(dichlorophosphino)ethane:[1]

Cl2PCH2CH2PCl2 + 4MeMgI → Me2PCH2CH2PMe2 + 4MgICl

References

  1. R. J. Burt, J. Chatt, W. Hussain, G. J. Leigh (1979). "A convenient synthesis of 1,2-bis(dichlorophosphino)ethane, 1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane and 1,2-bis(diethylphosphino)ethane". J. Organomet. Chem. 182 (2): 203–206. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)94383-3.