Arsines hydrides

The phosphine and arsine hydrides are obtained from the corresponding halides (the c/s-isomer is usually most reactive) by the action of a variety of hydrogen-transfer agents such as KOH in ethanol, H2 at 50 atm/95°, LiAlH4 in THF or, most conveniently, 90% aqueous hydrazine, e.g., c 5-PtBr2(Et3P)2—> /ra/u-PtHBr(Et3P)2... 

Volatile hydrides, except those of Periodic Group VII and of oxygen and nitrogen, are named by citing the root name of the element (penultimate consonant and Latin affixes. Sec. 3.1.2.2) followed by the suffix -ane. Exceptions are water, ammonia, hydrazine, phosphine, arsine, stibine, and bismuthine. 

The volatile hydride (arsine in Equation 15.1) is swept by a. stream of argon gas into the inlet of the plasma torch. The plasma flame decomposes the hydride to give elemental ions. For example, arsine gives arsenic ions at m/z 75. The other elements listed in Figure 15.2 also yield volatile hydrides, except for mercury salts which are reduced to the element (Fig), which is volatile. In the plasma flame, the arsine of Equation 15.1 is transformed into As ions. The other elements of Figure 15.2 are converted similarly into their elemental ions. 

Copper sulfate, in small amounts, activates the zinc dust by forming zinc—copper couples. Arsenic(III) and antimony(TTT) oxides are used to remove cobalt and nickel they activate the zinc and form intermetaUic compounds such as CoAs (49). Antimony is less toxic than arsenic and its hydride, stibine, is less stable than arsine and does not form as readily. Hydrogen, formed in the purification tanks, may give these hydrides and venting and surveillance is mandatory. The reverse antimony procedure gives a good separation of cadmium and cobalt. 

Arsenic vapor [12187-88-5] As, does not combine direcdy with hydrogen to form hydrides. However, arsine (arsenic hydride) [7784-42-17, AsH, a highly poisonous gas, forms if an intermetaUic compound such as AlAs is hydrolyzed or treated with HQ. Arsine may also be formed when arsenic compounds are reduced using zinc in hydrochloric acid. Heating to 250°C decomposes arsine into its elements. 

Arsenic Hydrides. Although there are occasionally reports of other arsenic hydrides, eg, AS2H4, AS2H2 (or AsH), and AS4H2, the only weU-characterized binary compound of arsenic and hydrogen is arsine. 

Other Arsenic Hydrides. Diarsine [15942-63-9] AS2H4, occurs as a by-product in the preparation of arsine by treatment of a magnesium aluminum arsenide alloy with dilute sulfuric acid and also may be prepared by passing arsine at low pressure through an ozonizer-type discharge tube (19). Diarsine is fairly stable as a gas but quite unstable (above — 100°C) in condensed phases. The for diarsine is +117 4 kJ/mol (28 1 kcal/mol) and... 

Good yields of phenylarsine [822-65-17, C H As, have been obtained by the reaction of phenylarsenic tetrachloride [29181-03-17, C H AsCl, or phenyldichloroarsine [696-28-6], C3H3ASCI25 with lithium aluminum hydride or lithium borohydride (41). Electrolytic reduction has also been used to convert arsonic acids to primary arsines (42). Another method for preparing primary arsines involves the reaction of arsine with calcium and subsequent addition of an alkyl haUde. Thus methylarsine [593-52-2], CH As, is obtained in 80% yield (43) ... 

Finally, secondary arsines can be obtained by the reductive cleavage of diarsines with mercury and hydrogen iodide (49) or with hthium aluminum hydride... 

Arsenic hydride (Arsine) (ASH3) Moderate Very slow... 

Arsen-saure, /, arsenic acid, -silber, n, silver arsenide, -silberblende,/, proustite, -spiegel, m. arsenic mirror, -suifid, n, arsenic sulfide, esp. the pentasulfide. -sulfur, n. arsenic trisulfide, arsenic(III) sulfide, -iir, n, (-ous) arsenide, -verbindung, /. arsenic compound, -vergiftung, /. arsenic poisoning, -wasser-stoff, m. arsenic hydride, arseniuretted hydrogen (specif, arsine, AsHa). -zink, n. zinc arsenide. 

Arsenic trioxide, arsehious (III) acid and salts Arsine (arsenic hydride)... 

The hydrides of arsenic, antimony, and bismuth are unstable at elevated temperature. The Marsh test for arsenic depends on this instability when an arsenic mirror forms as arsine is passed through a heated tube ... 

Arsine, the hydride of arsenic, has the formula AsHx. Arsenic, the central element, is a 5A element. Therefore, its structure should be similar to NH3 and is predicted to be AsH3. 

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