Phenylsilver

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Phenylsilver
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Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/C6H5.Ag/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1;/h1-5H;/q-1;+1
    Key: APUVPJCKRFJPND-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • c1ccccc1[Ag]
Properties
C6H5Ag
Molar mass 184.974 g·mol−1
Appearancewhite solid [1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Phenylsilver is an organosilver compound with the chemical formula C6H5Ag. It is a white solid. The structure is assumed to be polymeric. Mesitylsilver is a tetramer. [2]

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Synthesis

It can be produced by treating silver nitrate with trialkylphenyltin (or trialkylphenyllead at −10 °C). In the presence of excess silver nitrate, the reaction produces the bright yellow complex C6H5Ag·2AgNO3. [1] Phenylsilver can also be produced by treating silver nitrate with diphenylzinc in a 1:2 molar ratio and 0 °C. If the molar ratio is 1:1, it will produce orange C6H5Ag·2AgNO3. [3] Earlier syntheses using phenyl magnesium bromide will produce phenylsilver that contains silver or magnesium salt impurities, which destabilize it. [3] [4]

When heating phenylsilver in a speed of 5 °C/min, it decomposes at 67 °C. If the heating speed is 10 °C/min, it will explode at 47 °C. [1]

2 C6H5Ag → C6H5-C6H5 + 2 Ag [3]

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References

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