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trans-Cinnamaldehyde reacts with benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride in a two-ph

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Question

trans-Cinnamaldehyde reacts with benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride in a two-phase mixture to give 1,4-diphenyl-1,3,-butadiene. Select the two functions that benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride serves.

4/14/2016 08:30 AM A 3/5 Gradeboolk Print Calculator -Periodic Table Question 2 of 5 sapling learning trans-Cinnamaldehyde reacts with benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride in a two-phase mixture to give 1,4-diphenyl-1,3,-butadiene. Select the two functions that benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride serves Ph Ph C NaOH(aq) Ph (E,E)-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene /Ph CH2Cl2 Ph Ph or Ph trans-cinnamaldehyde benzyltriphenyl phosphonium chloride Ph Ph Ph phenyl (E,Z)-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene It serves as a reactant and a product. It serves as a reactant and a phase-transfer catalyst. It serves as a nucleophile and a solvent. It serves as a solvent and a phase-transfer catalyst O Previous O Check Answer Next Exit Hint

Explanation / Answer

In the above two phase reaction system, we need a phase transfer catalyst to carry out the reaction in forward direction. Here benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride acts both as,

It serves as a reactant and a phase-transfer catalyst.