title: Tribenzylphosphine oxide.
abstract: The title compound, (C(6)H(5)CH(2))(3)PO, is an organic tertiary phosphine oxide. The molecule has threefold symmetry, with the P-O bond along the threefold axis. Main dimensions include P-O 1.488 (4), P-C 1.823 (3) A and O-P-C 114.7 (1) degrees. The crystals were accidentally obtained when preparing complexes of nickel(II) with dibenzylphosphine.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Analytische Chemie en Medicinale Fysicochemie, Faculteit Farmaceutische Wetenschappen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Van Evenstraat 4, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Novoa De Armas
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Peeters
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Blaton
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: De Ranter
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: López