Triphenylphosphine → 4-Phenoxybutyltriphenylphosphonium bromide
Reaction equation
[C:1]1([P:7]([C:14]2[CH:19]=[CH:18][CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=2)[C:8]2[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=2)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[O:20]([CH2:27][CH2:28][CH2:29][CH2:30][Br:31])[C:21]1[CH:26]=[CH:25][CH:24]=[CH:23][CH:22]=1>C1C=CC=CC=1>[Br-:31].[C:14]1([P+:7]([C:1]2[CH:2]=[CH:3][CH:4]=[CH:5][CH:6]=2)([C:8]2[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=2)[CH2:30][CH2:29][CH2:28][CH2:27][O:20][C:21]2[CH:26]=[CH:25][CH:24]=[CH:23][CH:22]=2)[CH:15]=[CH:16][CH:17]=[CH:18][CH:19]=1Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
Triphenylphosphine and 4-phenoxybutyl bromide were refluxed in benzene for 36 hours to yield triphenyl(4-phenoxybutyl)phosphonium bromide in 81% yield.