Phenylated Group 13/15 Compounds: Convenient Precursors to Phase Pure Gallium Arsenide and Gallium Phosphide

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Pan, Youlin | Boudjouk, Philip

Affiliations: Center for Main Group Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105

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Abstract: The phenylated group 13/15 compounds, Ph2MEPh2 (M = Ga and In; E = P and As), were prepared from the reaction of Ph3M (M = Ga and In) with Ph2EH (E = P and As) in 73–83% yield. Pyrolysis of Ph2GaAsPh2 and Ph2GaPPh2 at 450°C produced crystalline GaAs and GaP, which were characterized by x-ray powder diffraction. The effect of temperature on the synthesis of GaAs and GaP was investigated. Phenyl-group migration is the dominant reaction pathway en route to GaAs and GaP.

DOI: 10.1080/13583149512331338265

Journal: Main Group Chemistry, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 61-67, 1995