Phenylsilver is an organosilver compound with the chemical formula . It is a white solid. The structure is a one-dimensional coordination polymer of silver(I) tetrads.
Synthesis Phenylsilver can be produced by treating silver nitrate with trialkylphenyltin (or trialkylphenyllead at −10 °C). In the presence of excess silver nitrate, the reaction produces the bright yellow complex . Phenylsilver can also be produced by treating silver nitrate with diphenylzinc in a 1:2 molar ratio and 0 °C. If the molar ratio is 1:1, it will produce orange . Earlier syntheses using phenyl magnesium bromide will produce phenylsilver that contains silver or magnesium salt impurities, which destabilize it.Reich, Rene. New organometallic compounds: Copper phenyl and silver phenyl. Compt. rend., 1923. 177: 322-324. CAN18: 2618.
When heating phenylsilver at a speed of 5 °C/min, it decomposes at 67 °C. If the heating speed is 10 °C/min, it will explode at 47 °C.
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