Toluene → Bis(adamantan-1-yl)(butyl)phosphane

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4.6 g (15 mmol) of di(1-adamantyl)phosphine were placed in 50 ml of di-n-butyl ether, and 20 ml of a 2.5 M solution of n-BuLi in toluene (50 mmol) were added. The mixture was refluxed for 1 h and cooled and 4.1 g (30 mmol) of 1-butyl bromide were added dropwise. The mixture was refluxed for 30 min, cooled and washed with saturated ammonium chloride solution (3×), the organic phase was separated off and dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure.

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