One-Pot Wittig Reactions in Water and in the Presence of a Surfactant
Fulvia Orsini*, Guido Sello, Tiziano Fumagalli
*Dipartimento di Chimica Organica ed Industriale, via Venezian 21, 20133
Milano, Italy, Email: fulvia.orsiniunimi.it
F. Orsini, G. Sello, T. Fumagalli, Synlett, 2006, 1717-1718.
Abstract
A mild and efficient one-pot Wittig reaction performed in both water and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-water solution in open atmosphere allowed the synthesis of various α,β-unsaturated esters in good yields.
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Key Words
alkenes, esters, α,β-unsaturated compounds, Wittig reaction, micelles, green chemistry
ID: J60-Y2006-4500