(Formylmethylene)triphenylphosphorane is used as Wittig reagent. It is also used as Pharmaceutical Intermediates. It is employed as raw material in organic Synthesis, Agrochemicals.
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Applications
(Formylmethylene)triphenylphosphorane is used as Wittig reagent. It is also used as Pharmaceutical Intermediates. It is employed as raw material in organic Synthesis, Agrochemicals.
Solubility
Soluble in Chloroform, Methanol.
Notes
Air Sensitive. Store at -20°C. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Kenji Kumazawa; Yoshiyuki Wada and Hideki Masuda. Characterization of Epoxydecenal Isomers as Potent Odorants in Black Tea (Dimbula) Infusion.J. Agric. Food Chem. 2006, 54 (13), 4795-4801.
- Zh. A. Krasnaya; S. A. Burova; V. S. Bogdanov; Yu. V. Smirnova. Synthesis of δ-hetaryl-α,α-dicarbonylalkadienes and a study of their isomerization.Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds. 1997, 33 410-422.
- Stable ylide, which undergoes Wittig olefination with aldehydes, but not usually with ketones, to give enals: J. Chem. Soc., 1266 (1961); Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 14, 486 (1975); Tetrahedron Lett., 3071 (1977). See Appendix 1. Reaction with aldehydes generally gives the thermodynamically more stable (E)-enal. Thus glyoxal gives trans,trans-muconic dialdehyde [(E),(E)-2,4-hexadienal]: Chem. Ber., 107, 710 (1974). The following sequence leads to (Z)-enals: Chem. Ber., 115, 161 (1982):
- Wittig reaction followed by reduction with DIBAL-H has been used as a route to allylic alcohols. See, e.g.: J. Org. Chem., 47, 1373 (1982).