Tetrahydrofuran → 1,1-Bis(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)propene

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Into a reactor were introduced 1.44 g (4.00 mmol) of the 1,1-bis(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-2-bromopropene obtained in Example 4 (2) and 14 mL of THF under a nitrogen atmosphere. The contents were cooled to −60° C. Thereto was gradually added dropwise 2.8 mL (4.4 mmol; 1.6 M hexane solution) of butyllithium. The resultant mixture was stirred at that temperature for 1 hour. Thereafter, 0.97 mL (4.4 mmol) of chlorodicyclohexylphosphine was added thereto, and this mixture was stirred for 30 minutes, subsequently heated to room temperature, and then further stirred for 17 hours. Water was added to the reaction mixture. The organic layer was extracted with ethyl acetate, and the extract was dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thereafter, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The concentrate was recrystallized from ethanol and hexane to obtain 0.44 g (23%) of the target compound as white crystals.

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