Toluene → Phosphonium, (4-methylpentyl)triphenyl-, bromide

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Dissolve 1-bromo-3,3-dimethylbutane(9.6 g, 58.15 mmol) in toluene, add triphenyl-phosphine (13.8 g, 55.2 mmol) and stir at 80° C. for 4 days in a scewcapglass and 3 days in an autoklav at 4 bar and 190° C. Cool the reaction mixture down to room temperature and isolate the product by crystallization in ether as a white solid (9.8 g). MS (m/e): 347 (M+H).

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