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HRID 66270Generated: October 25, 2026

4-Chlorobutanoic acid → Tri-n-butyl(carboxypropyl)phosphonium Chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Chlorobutanoic acidHCID 12300—
ReactantTributylphosphineHCID 13831—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
ProductTri-n-butyl(carboxypropyl)phosphonium ChlorideHCID 85918976—

Reaction Steps

Tri-n-butyl phosphine (0.1 mole) and 4-chlorobutyric acid (0.1 mole) were refluxed in toluene for 4 hours. Evaporation of the solvent from the reaction mixture left a viscous liquid whose infrared spectrum and elemental analysis corresponded to a compound of the formula

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04131633
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_12
ORD IDord-c0497a2fdd6846519d384910679bcf61
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_12