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HRID 1904479Generated: October 31, 2026

Methyl iodide → Methyltriphenylphosphonium iodide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
ProductMethyltriphenylphosphonium iodideHCID 63815995.5%

Reaction Steps

Starting with 10.0 g (38.1 mmol) of triphenylphosphine and 6.8 g (48 mmol, 1.3 eq) of methyl iodide, 14.7 g (36.4 mmol, 95.4%) of methyltriphenylphosphonium iodide was obtained: mp 185.9°-186.8° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04837392
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_06
ORD IDord-6213cb3224614158a59d94326b6a8c08
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_06