Tricyclohexylphosphine

Tricyclohexylphosphine is the tertiary phosphine with the formula P(C6H11)3.

Commonly used as a ligand in organometallic chemistry, it is often abbreviated to PCy3, where Cy stands for cyclohexyl.

It is characterized by both high basicity (pKa = 9.7)[1] and a large ligand cone angle (170°).

[2][3] Important complexes containing P(Cy)3 ligands include the 2005 Nobel Prize-winning Grubbs' catalyst and the homogeneous hydrogenation catalyst Crabtree's catalyst.