Bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)ethane, abbreviated dcpe, is an
organophosphorus compound with the formula (C
6H
11)
2PCH
2CH
2P(C
6H
11)
2. It is a white solid that is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. The compound is used as a bulky and highly basic
diphosphine ligand in
coordination chemistry
A coordination complex consists of a central atom or ion, which is usually metallic and is called the ''coordination centre'', and a surrounding array of bound molecules or ions, that are in turn known as ''ligands'' or complexing agents. Man ...
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[Sowa, J. R., Jr., Zanotti, V., Facchin, G., Angelici, R. J., "Calorimetric studies of the heats of protonation of the metal in Fe(CO)3(bidentate phosphine, arsine) complexes: effects of chelate ligands on metal basicity", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 160. ]
References
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Chelating agents
Diphosphines
1,2-Ethanediyl compounds