Triphenylphosphine → (3-(Ethoxycarbonyl)propyl)triphenylphosphonium Bromide

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Reaction Steps

First, 19.6 g of ethyl 4-bromobutyrate, 24.4 g of triphenylphosphine, and 70 ml of toluene were placed in a 200 ml flask. The mixture was stirred under reflux for 10 hours. After the mixture was cooled, produced crystal was recovered by filtration and washed with toluene to obtain 31.4 g of 3-ethoxycarbonylpropyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (Y: 68%). The compound thus obtained had an m.p. of 173° C. to 180° C.

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