Maleimide → 3-(Triphenyl-lambda~5~-phosphanylidene)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione

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In an anhydrous acetone (60 mL), a solution including maleimide (6 g, 61.81 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (16.2 g, 61.76 mmol) was refluxed for 1 hour. After cooling, a precipitate was filtered, and a filter cake was washed with cold acetone (20 mL). Under reduced pressure, the washed filter cake was dried to obtain a white solid Compound 36a (20.428 g, 92%). The solid was used in following steps without further purification.

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