Wittig reaction

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:application organic synthesis
synthesis of alkenes
gptkbp:byproduct gptkb:triphenylphosphine_oxide
gptkbp:category name reaction
organophosphorus chemistry
gptkbp:criteria E/Z selectivity
stereoselective
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1954
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wittig reaction
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction [2+2] cycloaddition intermediate
betain intermediate
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Georg_Wittig
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear Georg Wittig Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1979
gptkbp:product alkene
gptkbp:reactant aldehyde
ketone
phosphonium ylide
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons_reaction
gptkb:Schlosser_modification
gptkbp:solvent gptkb:tetrahydrofuran
diethyl ether
gptkbp:type gptkb:chemical_compound
carbon-carbon bond forming reaction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Georg_Wittig
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5