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HRID 1416166Generated: October 25, 2026

Triphenylphosphine → 3-Cyano-4-nitrobenzyltriphenylphosphonium bromide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
ReactantN-bromobutanimideHCID 67184—
Reactant5-Methyl-2-nitrobenzonitrileHCID 560743—
Product3-Cyano-4-nitrobenzyltriphenylphosphonium bromideHCID 86754108—

Reaction Steps

Benzylic bromination of 5-methyl-2-nitrobenzonitrile by NBS by the standard procedure followed by treatment of the resultant product (3b) with triphenylphosphine gave 3-cyano-4-nitrobenzyltriphenylphosphonium bromide in good yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05912251
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_06
ORD IDord-c116b62fad6d42609f9b2ef1ba02902f
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_06