H2O in diethyl ether; benzene byproducts: LiCl, (diphenylphosphino)ferrocene; (N2 or Ar), soln. of Fe-compd. in Et2O at -78°C added dropwise to a stirred soln. of PhLi in C6H6, warmed to room temp., cooled to -78°C, excess of ClP(t-Bu)2 in Et2O added, warmed to room temp., refluxed for 10 min, stirred for 20 min; hydrolyzed, ether layer sepd., dried over MgSO4, concd., filtered, chromy. on alumina with Et2O/petroleum ether, crystd. from acetone/MeOH, washed with cold petroleum ether, dried in vac. at room temp., elem. anal.;