APPLICATION OF POTASSIUM t-BUTOXIDE IN TOLUENE AS A BASE IN THE WITTIG REACTION IN LARGE-SCALE PHEROMONE SYNTHESES

P Vinczer, L Novák, C Szántay

Index: Vinczer, Peter; Novak, Lajos; Szantay, Csaba Organic Preparations and Procedures International, 1991 , vol. 23, # 4 p. 443 - 447

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Abstract

The stereoselective formation of a CC double bond is the key step in the synthesis of unsaturated esters, which are the most important components of the pheromone mixtures used by Lepidopteran insects.'The Wittig condensation is one of the most useful reactions for the selective formation of CC double bonds2 We have investigated the effects of reaction conditions on the stereoselectivity and yield of the Wittig reaction3 in detail and found that ...