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HRID 1068026Generated: November 2, 2026

Triphenylphosphine → [(4-Nitrophenyl)methyl](triphenyl)phosphanium bromide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
Reactant4-Nitrobenzyl bromideHCID 66011—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Product[(4-Nitrophenyl)methyl](triphenyl)phosphanium bromideHCID 19700839.1%

Reaction Steps

To a solution of triphenylphosphine (15.34 g) in Et2O (150 mL) is added 4-nitrobenzylbromide (12.96 g). The solution is allowed to stir overnight and the resulting solid is filtered and dried to yield 10.95 g of (4-nitrobenzyl)(triphenyl)phosphonium bromide as a white solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06248739B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_06
ORD IDord-a37597c9f9c74f4db3c7062418fdf77a
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_06