Solvate-free bis(triphenylphosphine)-iminium chloride

Abstract

The title compound, C36H30NP2+·Cl-, crystallized in the solvate-free form from a CH3CN/OEt2 solution. The chloride anion and the N atom of the [(Ph3P)2N]+ cation are located on a twofold axis, yielding overall symmetry 2 for the cation. The central P - N - P angle [133.0 (3)°] is at the low end of the range of observed P - N - P angles.