Netica Solution

1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane

IUPAC name
1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane
CAS number
Properties
Molecular formula
(C6H5)2PCH2CH2P(C6H5)2
Molar mass
397.95 g/mol
Melting point
140-142 °C
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references
1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe) is a commonly used bidentate ligand in coordination chemistry. Dppe is almost invariably chelated, although there are examples of unidentate (e.g., W(CO)5(dppe)) and of bridging behavior.
Contents

1 Preparation
2 Reactions of dppe

2.1 Reduction
2.2 Oxidation

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