Triphenylphosphine → [4-(Hydroxymethyl)benzyl](triphenyl)phosphonium chloride

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To a solution of [4-(chloromethyl)phenyl]methanol (4.691 g, 29.96 mmol) in toluene (30 ml) was added triphenylphosphine (9.444 g, 36.01 mmol). The mixture was heated under reflux for 20 hrs, and cooled to room temperature. The precipitate was collected by filtration, and dried under reduced pressure to give [4-(hydroxymethyl)benzyl](triphenyl)phosphonium chloride (11.47 g, yield 91.4%) as a white solid.

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