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Preferred IUPAC name
1,3,5-Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane | |
Other names
PTA
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.207.239 |
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Properties | |
C6H12N3P | |
Molar mass | 157.157 g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 260 °C (533 K)[1] |
23.5 g[1] | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1,3,5-Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) is a chemical compound with the formula C6H12N3P, a product of the substitution of a nitrogen atom of hexamethylenetetramine with a phosphorus atom. It is soluble in water, methanol, trichloromethane, acetone, ethanol and DMSO, insoluble in hydrocarbon solvent.[1] As a reagent in organic synthesis, it is used as a ligand for transition metal complexes and as a catalyst for Baylis–Hillman reactions.[1]
Hexamethylenetetramine reacts with tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride, sodium hydroxide and formaldehyde in water to obtain the product.[2]