Phenylarsonic acid

Phenylarsonic acid
Ball-and-stick model of the phenylarsonic acid molecule
Names
IUPAC name
Phenylarsonic acid
Other names
Benzenearsonic acid
Identifiers
98-05-5 YesY
Abbreviations PAA
2935741
ChEBI CHEBI:29851
ChEMBL ChEMBL364571
ChemSpider 7087 YesY
EC Number 202-631-9
131185
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MeSH Benzenearsonic+acid
PubChem 7365
RTECS number CY3150000
UN number 1557
Properties
C6H7AsO3
Molar mass 202.04 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless solid
Density 1.76 g cm−3
Melting point 154 to 158 °C (309 to 316 °F; 427 to 431 K)
low
Hazards
Main hazards Toxic
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Phenylarsonic acid is the chemical compound with the formula C6H5AsO(OH)2, commonly abbreviated PhAsO3H2. This colourless solid is an organic derivative of arsenic acid, AsO(OH)3, where one OH group has been replaced by a phenyl group. The compound is a buffering agent and a precursor to other organoarsenic compounds, some of which are used in animal nutrition, e.g. 4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzenearsonic acid.

Preparation and structure

PhAsO3H2 can be prepared in several routes, but a common one entails treatment of phenyl diazonium salts with sodium arsenite (prepared from arsenious acid and base) in the presence of a copper(II) catalyst.[1]

C6H5N2+ + NaAsO3H2 C6H5AsO3H2 + Na+ + N2

Related derivatives are prepared similarly.[2] It was first prepared by Michaelis and Loenser.[3][4][5] X-ray crystallography indicates that the molecules are connected by hydrogen-bonds consistent with short distance of 2.5 Å separating the oxygen atoms. The arsenic center is tetrahedral.[6]

Related phenylarsonic acids

Several derivatives of phenylarsonic acid have been used as additives for animal feeds. These include 4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzenearsonic acid (3-NHPAA, or Roxarsone), p-arsanilic acid (p-ASA), 4-nitrophenylarsonic acid (4-NPAA), and p-ureidophenylarsonic acid (p-UPAA).

References

  1. Bullard, R. H.; Dickey, J. B. “Phenylarsonic Acid” Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 2, pages 494 (1943). http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/pdfs/CV2P0494.pdf
  2. Ruddy, A. W.; Starkey, E. B. “p-Nitrophenylarsonic Acid” Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 3, pp. 665 (1955). http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/pdfs/CV3P0665.pdf
  3. A. Michaelis, H. Loesner (1877). "Ueber nitrirte Phenylarsenverbindungen". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft 27: 263–272. doi:10.1002/cber.18940270151.
  4. A. Michaelis (1875). "Ueber aromatische Arsenverbindungen". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft 8 (2): 1316–1317. doi:10.1002/cber.187500802125.
  5. A. Michaelis, W. La Coste, A. Michaelis (1880). "Ueber die Verbindungen der Elemente der Stickstoffgruppe mit den Radicalen der aromatischen Reihe. Dritte Abhandlung: Ueber aromatische Arsenverbindungen". Annalen der Chemie 201 (2–3): 184–261. doi:10.1002/jlac.18802010204.
  6. Struchkov, Yu T. “Crystal and molecular structure of phenylarsonic acid” Russian Chemical Bulletin 1960, Volume 9, 1829-1833. doi:10.1007/BF00907739
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