Synthesis and Molecular Structure of 2-(Diphenylphosphano) phenyl Benzoate Borane Adduct

The crystal and molecular structure of 2-(diphenylphosphano) phenyl benzoate borane adduct are reported. The title compound crystallizes from a petroleum ether/ethyl acetate mixture in the triclinic space group P (1) over bar with two molecules in the unit cell. The unit cell parameters are: a = 8.67(1) angstrom, b = 9.202(1) angstrom, c = 14.224(2) angstrom; a = 72.600(7)degrees, beta = 73.577(7)degrees, gamma = 84.349(7)degrees and V = 1039.5(2) angstrom(3). Bond lengths and angles are typical for this phosphane borane adduct.