(2-Hydroxyethyl)triphenylphosphonium chloride

Abstract

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C20H20OP+center dot Cl-, the cations and anions are linked by intermolecular CH center dot center dot center dot Cl and O-H center dot center dot center dot Cl hydrogen bonds into chains running parallel to the b axis. In the cation, the hydroxyethyl group is disordered over two orientations with site-occupancy factors of 0.554 (4) and 0.446 (4).