Novel reaction course of alkenes to phosphonium salts

K Okuma, T Izaki

Index: Okuma, Kentaro; Izaki, Toshiharu Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2005 , vol. 78, # 10 p. 1831 - 1833

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Abstract

The reaction of styrenes with triphenylphosphine in the presence of acid gave the corresponding 1-arylethylphosphonium salts in 76–82% yields. Indene also reacted with triphenylphosphine and tetrafluoroboric acid to afford 1-indanyltriphenylphosphonium tetrafluoroborate in 72% yield.