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Cumulated Ylides, XII. A Stereoselective Synthetic Method for (Z)-α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes
Bestmann, Hans Juergen,Roth, Kurt,Ettlinger, Manfred
, p. 161 - 171 (2007/10/02)
(2-Ethoxyvinyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide (5) is converted with sodium amide into the corresponding phosphaallenylide 6 which adds ethanol forming the ylide 7. 7 is also obtained by the reaction of 5 with sodium ethanolate.The Wittig reaction of 7 with aldehydes 2 proceeds with high (Z)-stereoselectivity to give (Z)-α,β-unsaturated acetals 8 which are cleaved under well defined conditions with p-toluenesulfonic acid or with wet silica gel to (Z)-α,β-unsaturated aldehydes 9.
