European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre, Directorate G - Nuclear Safety and Security, G.I.5 – Advanced Nuclear Knowledge, PO Box 2340, 76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
The structure of N,N,N-tris(diphenylphosphorylmethyl)amine, C39H36NO3P3, at 103 K has monoclinic (P21/c) symmetry. Two molecules, each with pseudo-threefold rotation symmetry, crystallize in the asymmetric unit of the monoclinic unit cell. The compound acts as ligand for the stabilization of metal ions with flexible coordination enabling three- or fourfold coordination.
