Chemistry > Aldehydes and Ketones > 17.0 Other Reactions Of Aldehydes And Ketones

  Aldehydes and Ketones
    1.0 Introduction
    2.0 Methods of Preparation
    3.0 Physical Properties
    4.0 Relative Reactivities of Carbonyl Compounds
    5.0 Addition of Carbon Nucleophiles
    6.0 Haloform Reactions
    7.0 Aldol Condensations
    8.0 Claisen Condensation
    9.0 Intramolecular Claisen Condensation
    10.0 Cannizzaro Reaction
    11.0 Reformatsky Reaction
    12.0 Addition of Nitrogen Nucleophiles
    13.0 Addition of Oxygen Nucleophile
    14.0 Addition of Sulphur Nucleophile
    15.0 Oxidation of Aldehydes And Ketones
    16.0 Reduction of Aldehyde and Ketones
    17.0 Other Reactions Of Aldehydes And Ketones

17.1 Wittig Reaction

Wittig reaction affords an important and useful method for the synthesis of alkenes by the treatment of aldehydes or ketones with alkyldinetripheylphosphorate $\left( {P{h_3}P{\text{ }} = - {\text{ }}C{R_2}} \right)$ or simply known as phosphorane.

The Wittig reagent, alkylidenetriphenylphosphorane, is prepared by treating trialkyl or triarylphosphine usually the latter with an alkyl halide in ether solution. The resulting phosphonium salt is treated with a strong base (such as ${\text{ }}{C_{65}}Li,{\text{ }}BuLi,{\text{ }}NaN{H_{2}},{\text{ }}NaH,{C_2}{H_5}ONa,$ etc.

Mechanism: The reaction probably proceeds by the nucleophilic attack of the ylide on the carbonyl carbon. The dipolar complex (betain) so formed decomposes to olefin and triphenyphosphine oxide via a four centred transition state.

The mechanism is supported by the fact that an optically active phosphonium salt reacts to produce a phosphine oxide with retention of configuration.

Phosphorous yields react in the same manner with the C = O groups of ketones and isocyanates as also with the N = O and C = N groups of nitroso and imine compounds respectively.


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