The reactions of triphenylphosphine in carbon tetrachloride with enolisable ketones

Neil S. Isaacs, David Kirkpatrick

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1972 · 41 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Triphenylphosphine in carbon tetrachloride reacts with enolisable ketones; enyl chlorides are formed from acyclic and 6-membered cyclic ketones while exocyclic dichloromethylene compounds result from 5- and 4-membered cyclic ketones.