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Triphenylborane still raises strange questions.

Triphenylborane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula B(C6H5)3, often abbreviated to BPh3, where Ph is the phenyl group.

Jul 17, 2026
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Triphenylborane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula B(C6H5)3, often abbreviated to BPh3, where Ph is the phenyl group.

Triphenylborane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula B(C6H5)3, often abbreviated to BPh3, where Ph is the phenyl group. It is a white crystalline solid and is both air and moisture sensitive, slowly forming benzene and triphenylboroxine. It is soluble in aromatic solvents.

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triphenylborane
  2. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7843274
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