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HRID 1264979Generated: October 31, 2026

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

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
Reactant4-Nitrobenzyl bromideHCID 66011—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product[(4-Nitrophenyl)methyl](triphenyl)phosphanium bromideHCID 197008115.5%

Reaction Steps

To a solution of triphenylphosphine (25.92 g) in 300 mL CH2Cl2 is added 4-nitrobenzylbromide (31.47 g). The solution is allowed to stir overnight. The mixture is concentrated. The resulting solid is triturated with Et2O, filtered and dried to yield 54.58 g (95%) of the desired product as a white solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06544990B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_04
ORD IDord-e4a9c43f54f34f8bb267060f4f5f8c20
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_04