phosphine
See also: Phosphine
English
Chemical structure of phosphine, PH3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɒsfiːn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Homophone: phosphene
Noun
phosphine (countable and uncountable, plural phosphines)
- (inorganic chemistry, uncountable) A toxic gas, chemical formula PH3.
- Synonym: hydride of phosphorus
- (organic chemistry, countable) Any alkyl or aryl derivative of this compound, PR3 (where at least one R is not H),
- (dyeing) Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt.
Usage notes
- Any specific substituted phosphine is named as a phosphane, e.g. methylphosphane.
Synonyms
- phosphane
- phosphorus hydride
- phosphureted hydrogen
Derived terms
- acylphosphine
- alkylphosphine
- allenylphosphine
- allylphosphine
- aminodiphosphine
- aminophosphine
- arylphosphine
- bisphosphine
- carbamoylphosphine
- cyclohexyldiphenylphosphine
- dichlorophenylphosphine
- dicyclohexylphenylphosphine
- diethyl phosphine
- diphosphine
- ferrocenylphosphine
- halophosphine
- iminophosphine
- monoethyl phosphine
- organophosphine
- oxaphosphine
- phosphine imide
- phosphine imide
- phosphine oxide
- phosphine oxide
- phosphine sulfide
- phosphine sulphide
- phosphinic
- phosphinic acid
- primary phosphine
- secondary phosphine
- silylphosphine
- tertiary phosphine
- trialkylphosphine
- triarylphosphine
- tributylphosphine
- tricyclohexylphosphine
- triethyl phosphine
- trimethylphosphine
- trioctylphosphine
- trivinylphosphine
- vinylphosphine
Related terms
Translations
PH3
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