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7. Besides amines, the article (See Table 3) shows that phosphines (R,P)can also be used in the reaction. a. Why can a phosphine be used? b. Why does triphenylphosphine (Ph,P)

give such a lower yield of product (27%)than tributylphosphine ("Bu,P) (96%)? Detailed analysis not required, but key|concepts are expected

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