Tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine oxide: how C-H.O and C-H.N interactions can affect crystal packing efficiency.
Tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine oxide, (I), C(15)H(12)N(3)OP, is isomorphous with tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine. Because of a combination of C-H.O and C-H.N interactions, the crystal packing is denser in the title compound than in the related compounds triphenylphosphine oxide and tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine.
Bowen
Richard J
RJ
Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Wits 2050, South Africa.
Fernandes
Manuel A
MA
Gitari
Patricia W
PW
Layh
Marcus
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