Bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)ethane, abbreviated dcpe, is an organophosphorus compound with the formula (C6H11)2PCH2CH2P(C6H11)2. It is a white solid that is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. The compound is used as a bulky and highly basic diphosphine ligand in coordination chemistry.Sowa, J. R., Jr., Zanotti, V., Facchin, G., Angelici, R. J., "Calorimetric studies of the heats of protonation of the metal in Fe(CO)3(bidentate phosphine, arsine) complexes: effects of chelate ligands on metal basicity", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 160. References