Acetic Acid → Bis(4-chlorophenyl)(oxo)phenyl-lambda~5~-phosphane

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Reaction Steps

7.26 g (20 mmol) of bis(4-chlorophenyl)phenylphosphine sulfide, dissolved in 12.5 ml of glacial acetic acid/12.5 ml of toluene, and 0.72 g (21.1 mmol) (1.81 ml of a 35% solution) of hydrogen peroxide gave 6.4 g (92% of theory) of bis(4-chlorophenyl)phenylphosphine oxide after a reaction time of 60 minutes at 50° C. and working-up as in Example 8.

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