Triphenylphosphine → (9-Methyl-6-decenyl)-triphenylphosphonium bromide

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A solution of 9-bromo-2-methyl-4-decene (0.9 g) and triphenylphosphine (1.5 g) in xylene (50 ml) was heated under reflux for 4 days. The mixture was cooled, the supernatant was decanted and the residue was washed with ether and dried under vacuum to give the title compound as a pale gum.

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