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Triphenylcarbethoxymethylenephosphorane
(Carbethoxymethylene)triphenylphosphorane
(Carbethoxymethylidene)triphenylphosphorane
(Ethoxycarbonylmethylidene)triphenylphosphorane
Ethyl (triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetate Triphenylcarbethoxymethylenephosphorane is an organophosphorus compound with the chemical formula Ph3PCHCO2Et (Ph = phenyl, Et = ethyl). It is a white solid that is soluble in organic solvents.
The compound is a Wittig reagent. It is used to replace oxygen centres in ketones and aldehydes with CHCO2Et.
References
References
- Lang, R. W.; Hansen, H.-J.. (1984). "α-Allenic Esters from α-Phosphoranylidene Esters and Acid Chlorides: Ethyl 2,3-Pentadienoate".
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