ChemInform Abstract: Microwave‐Assisted, Aqueous Wittig Reactions: Organic‐Solvent‐ and Protecting‐Group‐Free Chemoselective Synthesis of Functionalized Alkenes.

Abstract A variety of triethylallyl and triethylbenzyl phosphonium bromides is prepared with nearly quantitative yields by the direct reaction of triethylphosphane hydrobromide and alcohols under conventional heating and neat conditions [cf.