Triphenylphosphine → Acetic acid, 2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)-, methyl ester

HRID 1731564

Reaction equation

C1(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)C=CC=CC=1.BrCC(OC)=O.[Br-].[CH3:27][O:28][C:29]([CH2:31][P+:32]([C:45]1[CH:50]=[CH:49][CH:48]=[CH:47][CH:46]=1)([C:39]1[CH:44]=[CH:43][CH:42]=[CH:41][CH:40]=1)[C:33]1[CH:38]=[CH:37][CH:36]=[CH:35][CH:34]=1)=[O:30].[PH4+].[OH-].[Na+]>C1C=CC=CC=1.O>[CH3:27][O:28][C:29]([CH:31]=[P:32]([C:45]1[CH:50]=[CH:49][CH:48]=[CH:47][CH:46]=1)([C:33]1[CH:34]=[CH:35][CH:36]=[CH:37][CH:38]=1)[C:39]1[CH:44]=[CH:43][CH:42]=[CH:41][CH:40]=1)=[O:30]

Participants

Conditions

Temperature: 70 °C

Procedure

Triphenyl phosphine (13 g.) was dissolved in dry benzene (60 ml.) and methyl bromoacetate (8.3 g.) was added dropwise. The solution was heated at 70° C., for 2 days, and then cooled and filtered. The residue was washed with benzene and dried to give about 16 g. of (methoxycarbonyl methyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide. The phosphonium salt (10 g.) was dissolved in water (250 ml.) and 5% aqueous sodium hydroxide was added dropwise with stirring until the solution became alkaline to litmus. The resulting precipitate was filtered off, washed with water and dried. Crystallisation from ethyl acetate/petroleum spirit gave (methoxycarbonyl methylene) triphenyl phosphorane as a colourless solid in about 80% yield.

Workup

temperaturecooled
filtrationfiltered
washThe residue was washed with benzene
customdried
customto give about 16 g
filtrationThe resulting precipitate was filtered off
washwashed with water
customdried
customCrystallisation from ethyl acetate/petroleum spirit

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-3476553ebdfe4c05b6d48784eacaf486
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1986_11
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04622337

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