A complex of hydride and this molecule forms Stryker's Reagent, while this molecule occupies three of the vertices of the square-planar Wilkinsons' catalyst.
A complex of hydride and this molecule forms Stryker's Reagent, while this molecule occupies three of the vertices of the square-planar Wilkinsons' catalyst. One reaction that uses this compound as the reagent uses CCl4 as a solvent and transforms alcohols into alkyl halides, while another reaction that uses it with DEAD is used to synthesize esters. In addition to being used in the Appel and Mitsunobu reactions, it is used as the reducing agent in a reaction that turns azides into amines, the Staudinger ligation. A more famous reaction that uses this molecule sees it attack an unhindered alkyl halide in order to form a ylide. For 10 points, name this molecule used in the Wittig reaction, which consists of a phosphorus atom with 3 benzene rings attached.
A complex of hydride and this molecule forms Stryker's Reagent, while this molecule occupies three of the vertices of the square-planar Wilkinsons' catalyst.
{triphenylphosphine} [or {PPh3}; or {Ph3P}]