Diphenylzinc

Diphenylzinc
Identifiers
CAS number	1078-58-6
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES C1([Zn]C2=CC=CC=C2)=CC=CC=C1
Properties
Molecular formula	C12H10Zn
Molar mass	219.62 g mol−1
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Infobox references

Diphenylzinc is an organozinc compound. It is commonly used as the synthetic equivalent of a a Ph⁻ synthon. Solvent-free diphenylzinc exists as dimeric PhZn(μ-Ph)₂ZnPh molecules in solid state.^[1]

The dimeric solid state form of diphenylzinc

Diphenylzinc is commercially available. It may be prepared by reaction of phenyllithium with zinc bromide:^[2]

2 PhLi + ZnBr₂ → Ph₂Zn + 2 LiBr

It may also be prepared by the reaction of diphenylmercury with zinc metal.^[3]

References

1. ^ Markies, Peter R.; Schat, Gerrit; Akkerman, Otto S.; Bickelhaupt, Friedrich; Smeets, Wilberth J. J.; Spek, Anthony L. (1990). "Coordinational behavior of solvent-free diorganylzinc compounds: the remarkable x-ray structure of dimeric diphenylzinc". Organometallics 9 (8): 2243. doi:10.1021/om00158a022. 
2. ^ Curtin, David Y.; Tveten, John L. (1961). "Reaction of Diarylzinc Reagents with Aryldiazonium Salts. Direct Formation of cis-Azo Compounds". J. Org. Chem. 26 (6): 1764. doi:10.1021/jo01065a017. 
3. ^ Markies, P; Schat, Gerrit; Akkerman, Otto S.; Bickelhaupt, F.; Spek, Anthony L. (1992). "Complexation of diphenylzinc with simple ethers. Crystal structures of the complexes Ph₂Zn·glyme and Ph₂Zn·diglyme". J. Organomet. Chem. 430: 1. doi:10.1016/0022-328X(92)80090-K.