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• 98-01-1 furfural 
• 5927-18-4 trimethyl phosphonoacetate 
• 21204-67-1 methyl (triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetate 
• 2181-97-7 (2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)triphenylphosphonium chloride 
• 96-32-2 bromoacetic acid methyl ester 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Catalytic asymmetric cyclopropanation of allylic alcohols with titanium-TADDOLate: Scope of the cyclopropanation reaction

A substoichiometric amount of titanium-TADDOLate complex was effective at catalyzing the cyclopropanation reaction of allylic alcohols in the presence 1 equiv of bis(iodomethyl) zinc. After initial optimization of the catalyst structure, excellent yields and enantiomeric ratios were obtained for 3-aryl- or 3-heteroaryl-substituted allylic alcohols (up to 97:3). Alkyl-substituted allylic alcohols gave modest yields and enantiomeric ratios (up to 87:13) but these compare favorably with those observed with other substoichiometric chiral ligands. The full synthetic scope of the reaction is presented in this paper.

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Phenylpropanoids and Coumarins: Total Synthesis of Osthol

Herein we describe a one-pot microwave-assisted method for the synthesis of cinnamic acid and coumarin derivatives. The synthesis begins with an aldehyde synthon, and the chosen reaction conditions determine whether a cinnamic acid or coumarin derivative is formed. A regioselective Claisen rearrangement was also efficiently incorporated into the synthetic sequence to further increase the complexity of the product. Notably, this approach provides high product yields and selectivities without the need of a phenol protecting group.

Phospholane-catalyzed wittig reaction

We identified 2-phenylisophosphindoline 2-oxide as a suitable and potentially tunable catalyst for the catalytic Wittig reaction of aldehydes with activated organohalides. This catalyst was obtained by a straightforward two-step synthesis. Trimethoxysilane proved to be an efficient reducing agent for the in situ generation and regeneration of the catalyst from the corresponding phosphane oxide. Sodium carbonate was identified as a suitable base for the transformation. It is noteworthy that the particle size of the sodium carbonate had a tremendous effect on the outcome of the reaction. Under the optimized reaction conditions, 23 aldehydes were converted into the corresponding alkenes in high isolated yields of up to 88%. Moreover, an asymmetric catalytic Wittig reaction was performed for the desymmetrization of a prochiral diketone.

Scope and Limitation of the Microwave-Assisted Catalytic Wittig Reaction

We have developed a microwave-assisted catalytic Wittig reaction. In this paper, we give full account of the scope and limitations of this reaction. A screening of various commercially available phosphine oxides as precatalysts revealed Bu3P=O to be the most promising candidate. We tested 10 silanes for the in situ reduction of the phosphine oxide to generate Bu3P as the actual catalyst. Different epoxides were tested as masked bases. In this context, cyclohexene oxide as well as butylene oxide proved to be suitable. The reaction could be carried out at 125 C, but higher yields and E/Z selectivities were obtained at 150 °C. Under the optimised reaction conditions, more than 40 examples for the conversion of various aldehydes into the corresponding alkenes are reported. The products were obtained in yields of up to 88 with high E selectivities. Moreover, we also describe the further screening of several chiral phosphines as catalysts for the microwave-assisted enantioselective catalytic Wittig reaction. The scope and limitations of the microwave-assisted catalytic Wittig reaction have been evaluated with respect to the catalyst, silane, solvent, reaction conditions, and substrates.

Use of silver carbonate in the Wittig reaction

An efficient synthesis of olefins by the coupling of stabilized, semistabilized, and nonstabilized phosphorus ylides with various carbonyl compounds in the presence of silver carbonate is reported. Wittig olefination of aromatic, heteroaromatic, and aliphatic aldehydes (yields >63%) and a ketone (yield 42%) are demonstrated. These reactions proceed overnight at room temperature, under weakly basic conditions, and as such extend the applicability of the Wittig reaction to base-sensitive reactants.