1,3-Dibromopropane → (3-Bromopropyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide

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1,3-Dibromopropane (28.8 ml) was added to a solution of triphenylphosphine (15.0 g) in toluene (30 ml). The mixture was stirred at 70° C. under nitrogen for 16 hours, then cooled, diluted with ether (150 ml) and filtered to give 3-bromopropyltriphenylphosphonium bromide.

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