Recycling the Waste: The Development of a Catalytic Wittig Reaction

Abstract

It's all in the ring: 3-Methyl-1-phenylphospholane-1-oxide (4–10 mol %) and an organosilane reducing agent are the key components in the first Wittig reaction catalytic in phosphine. The protocol also functions well on larger scale: a reaction on a 30 mmol scale yielded 3.39 g of product, corresponding to a yield of 67 %. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.