Triphenylphosphine → Phosphonic dichloride, (2-methylphenyl)-
Reaction equation
[C:1]1([CH3:11])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][C:2]=1[P:7]([Cl:10])([Cl:9])=[O:8].C1(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)C=CC=CC=1>>[Cl:9][P:7]([Cl:10])[C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][CH:5]=[CH:6][C:1]=1[CH3:11].[C:1]1([CH3:11])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][C:2]=1[P:7]([Cl:9])([Cl:10])=[O:8]Participants
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Procedure
317 g (1.52 moles) of o-tolylphosphonic acid dichloride and 400 g (1.53 moles) of triphenylphosphane were stirred for 17 hours at 180° C. under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was then cooled and the triphenylphosphane oxide which had crystallized out was filtered off with suction. The filtrate was distilled at 0.093 kPa at a top temperature of approx. 80°-100° C. This gave 220 g, containing 45% of dichloro-o-tolylphosphane and 45% of o-tolylphosphonic acid dichloride (according to 31P-NMR spectrum). The dichloro-o-tolylphosphane was obtained at a yield of 50% of theory, at a 68.5% conversion of o-tolylphosphonic acid dichloride.