Triphenylphosphine → Phosphonium, [3-(methoxymethoxy)propyl]triphenyl-, bromide

HRID 1294527

Reaction equation

[Br:1][CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][O:5][CH2:6][O:7][CH3:8].[C:9]1([P:15]([C:22]2[CH:27]=[CH:26][CH:25]=[CH:24][CH:23]=2)[C:16]2[CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=[CH:18][CH:17]=2)[CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=1>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[Br-:1].[CH3:8][O:7][CH2:6][O:5][CH2:4][CH2:3][CH2:2][P+:15]([C:16]1[CH:17]=[CH:18][CH:19]=[CH:20][CH:21]=1)([C:22]1[CH:27]=[CH:26][CH:25]=[CH:24][CH:23]=1)[C:9]1[CH:10]=[CH:11][CH:12]=[CH:13][CH:14]=1

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Conditions

Temperature: 100 °C

Procedure

To a solution of 1-bromo-3-(methoxymethoxy)propane (0.46 g, 2.5 mmol) in anhydrous toluene (1.5 mL) was added triphenylphoshine (0.71 g, 2.7 mmol) under argon with stirring. The mixture was heated at 100° C. for 20 h and cooled to room temperature. The liquid was decanted and the solid residue was grounded with spatula, filtered and washed several times with ether. After drying overnight in vacuum dessicator colorless crystals of phosphonium salt A (0.98 g, 88%) could be used in the Wittig reaction without further purification. A: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.96 (2H, m, CH2—CH2—CH2), 3.31 (3H, s, O—CH3), 3.85 (2H, br t, J=5.6 Hz, CH2—CH2—O), 4.00 (2H, m, P—CH2), 4.60 (2H, s, O—CH2—O), 7.70, 7.79 and 7.86 (6H, 3H and 6H, each m, Ar—H); Anal. Calcd for C23H26O2PBr: C, 62.03, H, 5.88, Br, 17.94. Found: C, 61.87, H, 5.77, Br, 17.89.

Workup

temperaturecooled to room temperature
customThe liquid was decanted
filtrationfiltered
washwashed several times with ether
dry with materialAfter drying overnight in vacuum dessicator colorless crystals of phosphonium salt A (0.98 g, 88%)
customcould be used in the Wittig reaction without further purification

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-56d7602860a646f381294e81d49a2428
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2007_07
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US07241747B2

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