Triphenylphosphine → 4-(4-Fluorophenethyl)-3-methoxycarbonylbenzyl triphenylphosphonium bromide

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A mixture of methyl 2-(4-fluorophenethyl)-5-bromomethylbenzoate (2.5 g; 7.1 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (2.1 g; 7.9 mmol) in toluene (50 ml) was heated at reflux for 3 hours. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was triturated in diethyl ether, filtered and washed three times with diethylether to give 3-methoxycarbonyl-4-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethyl]benzyl triphenylphosphonium bromide as a white solid. Yield=96%.

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