Showing posts with label carbon carbon double bond. Show all posts
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Monday, 28 March 2016

C=C Bond Forming Reactions: Part 1



C=C bond forming reactions

1.     Wittig Reaction

This Nobel Prize winning reaction was discovered by George Wittig. It involves the reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with phosphorus ylides, leading to the formation of a double bond between carbon atoms.