reacting phosphines with aldehydes or ketones, e.g. Wittig reaction

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Preparation of hydrocarbons from one or more compounds, none of them being a hydrocarbon > starting from compounds containing hetero atoms other than, or in addition to, oxygen or halogen > reacting phosphines with aldehydes or ketones, e.g. Wittig reaction

Classification Context

Section:: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Subclass:: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS

Related Keywords

preparation of hydrocarbons by WITTIG reaction