Diphenylphosphine oxide → Diphenylphosphine

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101 g (0.5 mol) of diphenylphosphine oxide and 0.5 g of aluminum chloride are mixed and heated to 157° C., the pressure being reduced simultaneously (12 mbar). Diphenylphosphine distills off through a descending condenser at a transition temperature of 144° C. The internal temperature is finally raised to 183° C. 42 g of diphenylphosphine are obtained with a purity of 99% according to 31P NMR. That corresponds to a yield of 90% of theory.

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