Triphenylphosphine → Methyl 4-trimethylsilylethynylbenzoate

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

21.5 g (0.1 mol) of methyl 4-bromobenzoate, 300 ml of triethylamine and a mixture of 200 mg of palladium acetate and 400 mg of triphenylphosphine are introduced into a three-necked flask. 20 g (0.204 mol) of trimethylsilylacetylene are then added, after which the mixture is heated gradually to 90° C. over 1 hour and left at this temperature for 5 hours. The reaction medium is then cooled, the salt is filtered of and the filtrate is evaporated. The residue is taken up in 200 ml of hydrochloric acid (5%) and 400 ml of ethyl ether. The ether phase is separated out after settling has taken place, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulphate and evaporated. The residue obtained is purified by chromatography on a column of silica eluted with dichloromethane. After evaporation of the solvents, 23 g (100%) of the expected derivative are collected in the form of a colourless oil.

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