Synlett 1997; 1997(1): 93-94
DOI: 10.1055/s-1997-689
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Microwave Accelerated Wittig Reactions of Stabilized Phosphorus Ylides with Ketones under Solvent-Free Conditions

Aldo Spinella* , Tancredi Fortunati, Annunziata Soriente
  • *Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, (SA), Italy, FAX +39 89 965296
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22 March 2004 (online)

Microwave irradiation accelerates some difficult Wittig reactions of stable phosphorus ylides (e.g. 1) with ketones. Irradiation in a domestic microwave oven of the mixture of reactants, in absence of solvents, allowed to obtain, in shorter times, an improvement of transformation yields over conventional heating method.