4-Chlorobutanoic acid → Tri-n-butyl(carboxypropyl)phosphonium Chloride

HRID 66270

Reaction equation

HRID 66270 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([P:5]([CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][CH3:13])[CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH3:9])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH3:4].[Cl:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][C:18]([OH:20])=[O:19]>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[Cl-:14].[CH2:10]([P+:5]([CH2:1][CH2:2][CH2:3][CH3:4])([CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH3:9])[CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][C:18]([OH:20])=[O:19])[CH2:11][CH2:12][CH3:13]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 123004-Chlorobutanoic acidHCID 13831Tributylphosphine

Product 1

HCID 85918976Tri-n-butyl(carboxypropyl)phosphonium Chloride

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 1140TolueneSolvent

Procedure

Tri-n-butyl phosphine (0.1 mole) and 4-chlorobutyric acid (0.1 mole) were refluxed in toluene for 4 hours. Evaporation of the solvent from the reaction mixture left a viscous liquid whose infrared spectrum and elemental analysis corresponded to a compound of the formula

Workup

  1. customEvaporation of the solvent from the reaction mixture
  2. waitleft a viscous liquid whose infrared spectrum and elemental analysis

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-c0497a2fdd6846519d384910679bcf61
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_12
Patent number
US04131633

Linked notes

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