organic compounds
The structure of the title compound, 1,4-C6H4[PO(C6H5)2]2 (C30H24O2P2), is the first to be reported of a phenylenebis(phosphine oxide). The molecule lies about an inversion centre and the unique P atom has a distorted tetrahedral environment; P=O 1.489 (3), average P—C 1.812 (4) Å, average C—P—C 106.9 (8) and average O—P—C 112.0 (2)°. The structure is stabilized by C—HO intermolecular hydrogen bonds.
Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) | |
Structure factor file (SHELXL table format) |
CCDC reference: 128586