Acetic Acid → 4-methoxybenzyltriphenylphosphonium Acetate acetic Acid

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Into a 50 milliliter glass reactor equipped with a thermometer connected to a temperature controller, a heating mantle, a condenser and a magnetic stirring bar, is charged 9 gms (0.0215 mole) of 4-methoxybenzyl triphenyl phosphonium chloride and 25 gms of acetic acid. The mixture is heated to 40° C. then 1 gm (0.0588 mole) of ammonia is added. This reaction mass is heated to 80° C. and maintained there for 1.17 hours, then heated to 100° C. and maintained thereat for 18 hours, then heated to 110° C. and maintained thereat 4.8 hours, and then cooled to 30° C. To this is added 40 g of benzene and the contents let stand overnight to settle the solids, then the liquid is removed by decantation and vacuum distillation to obtain 7.8 g of product having a melting point of 121° C. to 130° C.

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