Triethylamine → (2-Methyl-pent-4-en-2-oxy)diphenylphosphine

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To a stirred solution of 2-methyl-pent-4-en-2-ol (5.0 g; CAS 624-97-5) in THF (50 ml) were added sequentially 4-dimethylaminopyridine (1.22 g), triethylamine (8.32 ml) and chlorodiphenylphosphine (10.2 ml). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was evaporated and purified by column chromatography (basic alumina; gradient: heptane/EtOAc) to give (2-methyl-pent-4-en-2-oxy)diphenylphosphine (8.0 g, 56%) as a colourless oil which was used immediately in the next step.

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