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HRID 1885799Generated: November 1, 2026

Triphenylphosphine → {[2-(Methoxycarbonyl)phenyl]methyl}(triphenyl)phosphanium bromide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
ReactantMethyl o-toluateHCID 33094—
ReactantN-bromobutanimideHCID 67184—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
SolventChloroformHCID 6212—
Product{[2-(Methoxycarbonyl)phenyl]methyl}(triphenyl)phosphanium bromideHCID 10743695—

Reaction Steps

Methyl 2-methylbenzoate was treated successively with N-bromosuccinimide in chloroform and triphenylphosphine in toluene to give (o-methoxycarbonylbenzyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide as a white solid, mp. 230°-234° C., 1H NMR (D6 -DMSO) delta 3.36 (3H,s); 5.47 (2H, br d J 17 Hz) ppm.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05145954
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_09
ORD IDord-742ba7f5c9ef4e209c7da9906d644a16
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_09