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HRID 1899783Generated: October 31, 2026

Triphenylphosphine → (E)-2-(1-methoxy-2-methoxycarbonylethenyl)benzyltriphenylphosphonium bromide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
Reactantmethyl (E)-2-bromomethyl-beta-methoxycinnamateHCID 11219857—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product(E)-2-(1-methoxy-2-methoxycarbonylethenyl)benzyltriphenylphosphonium bromideHCID 2337132682.7%

Reaction Steps

115 g (0.4 mol) of methyl (E)-2-bromomethyl-β-methoxycinnamate and 105 g (0.4 mol) of triphenylphosphine in 700 ml of tetrahydrofuran are refluxed for 24 h. Filtration with suction and washing with tetrahydrofuran result in 181 g (82% yield) of (E)-2-(1-methoxy-2-methoxycarbonylethenyl)benzyltriphenylphosphonium bromide in the form of colorless crystals with melting point 189-°192° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05573999
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_11
ORD IDord-80067e668ab04539b864004e5bf00d7b
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_11