Journal article
A direct synthesis of functionalized styrenes and terminal 1,3-dienes via aqueous Wittig chemistry with formalin
Abstract
A direct synthesis of functionalized styrenes including synthetically valuable styryl halides and terminal 1,3-dienes is reported directly from benzylic and allylic alcohols and aqueous formalin involving microwave assisted phosphonium salt formation and Wittig olefination under mildly basic conditions.
Authors
Das P; McLeod D; McNulty J
Journal
Tetrahedron Letters, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 199–201
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.10.090
ISSN
0040-4039