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Wittig Reaction
A property of carbonyl compounds Involves the conversion of aldehydes and ketones to alkenes with the help of phosphorous ylides
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Carbonyl compound
Ylide
Alkene
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Ylide• A molecule with adjacent opposite charges
• Prepared from alkyl halides with triphenylphosphene
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Mechanism• Step 1-The negative carbon of the ylide
attaches with carbonyl carbon to form betaine, a molecule with non-adjacent opposite charges
C==O+S -S
+ C6H5)3 P----CR2+ -
C----O
R2C--P(C6H5)3+
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• Step 2
Betaine undergoes elimination of triphenyl phosphine oxide to give alkene
C----O
R2C--P(C6H5)3+
- C-----O
R2C------P(C6H5)3
C==CR2+(C6H5)3P==O
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Applications• Preparation of alkenes from aldehydes and
ketones e.g. acetone recats with ylide to form 2, methyl propene
C==O + C6H5)3 P----CH2+ -
C==CH2+(C6H5)3P==O
CH3
CH3
CH3
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