in benzene byproducts: biphenylbenzene, triphenylphosphine, benzaldehyde; refluxed overnight; evolution of CO2; cooled to room temp., filtered, GC-MS;

in toluene byproducts: triphenylphosphine, (+/-)-2-phenethyl alcohol, carbon dioxide; refluxed overnight, (N2); react. mech. of phenethyl alcohol discussed; evapd. to dryness, extracted with diethyl ether, filtered, evapd. to dryness, dried in vac., GC-MS, NMR;