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

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A mixture of 4-nitrobenzylbromide (25.0 g, 0.116 mol), triphenylphosphine (30.4 g, 0.116 mol) and chloroform (120 ml) was refluxed for 2 hours with stirring. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with THF (250 ml) and cooled in a freezer for 4 hours. The solid was collected and dried under vacuum to give p-nitrobenzyl triphenylphosphonium bromide (54.8 g, 99%).

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