Salicyl Alcohol → (2-hydroxybenzyl)diphenylphosphine oxide

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In a reactor equipped with a thermometer, a stirrer and a condenser were placed 99.2 g of o-(hydroxymethyl)phenol and 400 ml of tetrahydrofuran. They were made into a uniform solution. Thereto was added 184 g of ethyldiphenylphosphinite. The resulting mixture was subjected to reaction for 3 hr with heating and stirring. The reaction mixture was cooled and the resulting white crystal precipitate was separated by filtration and then dried to obtain 180 g of o-(diphenylphosphinylmethyl)phenol. Yield: 73% Melting point: 179° C.

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