Water → Diphenylphosphine

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Reaction Steps

1.04 g (4.71 mmol) of chlorodiphenylphosphine was added dropwise under a nitrogen gas atmosphere to a suspension of 461 mg (7.05 mmol) of zinc (powder) in 10 cm3 of tetrahydrofuran and the mixture was stirred at 50° C. for one hour. To the reaction mixture was added dropwise 170 mg (9.43 mmol) of water. The mixture was stirred, and the organic layer was filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 526 mg (2.82 mmol) of diphenylphosphine in 60% yield.

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