Methyl iodide → [N-Methyl-N-(3-acetyl-phenyl)-amino]-triphenyl phosphonium iodide

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A solution of 140.2 gm of 3-acetylphenyliminotriphenyl phosphorane and 56.9 gm of methyl iodide in 525 ml of dry benzene was refluxed for 8 hours in an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was cooled, and the precipitate was filtered off, washed with benzene and dried, yielding 120 gm of the title compound, m.p. 178°-180° C.

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