Chemical Properties
white crystalline powder or crystals
Uses
Catalyst for:
- Regioselective cycloaddition of aziridines with heterocumulenes
- Reaction of epoxides with carbon dioxide
Reactant for synthesis of:
- Tetraphenylantimony compounds with arylcarbonyloxy moieties
- Symmetrical 24-membered macrocyclic organoantimony(V) complexes
Reactant for oxidation and Suzuki-type cross couplings
Safety Profile
Poison by ingestion.
See also ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS.
When heated to decomposition it emits very
toxic fumes of Cl and Sb.