Triphenylphosphine → HCID 86599065, compound

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Treatment of (±)-3-(3-benzyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxypropyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (7.29 g, 0.018 mol) with triphenylphosphine (5.10 g, 0.019 mol) and diethylazodicarboxylate (3.39 g, 0.019 mol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 5 afforded 6.57 g (94%) of (±)-(7-benzyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate as a colorless oil. Anal. calcd. for C23H22O4S: C, 70.03; H, 5.62. Found: C, 68.97; H, 5.42.

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