Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones 2

The Wittig Reaction
Wittig reaction, named for German chemist Georg Wittig, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1979 for its discovery. The Wittig reaction uses a carbon nucleophile, the Wittig reagent, to form alkenes. When a carbonyl compound is treated with a Wittig reagent, the carbonyl oxygen atom is replaced by the negatively charged alkyl group bonded to the phosphorus—that is, the C=O is converted to a C=C.

The Wittig Reaction
Wittig reaction, named for German chemist Georg Wittig, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1979 for its discovery. The Wittig reaction uses a carbon nucleophile, the Wittig reagent, to form alkenes. When a carbonyl compound is treated with a Wittig reagent, the carbonyl oxygen atom is replaced by the negatively charged alkyl group bonded to the phosphorus—that is, the C=O is converted to a C=C.

The Wittig Reaction
Wittig reaction, named for German chemist Georg Wittig, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1979 for its discovery. The Wittig reaction uses a carbon nucleophile, the Wittig reagent, to form alkenes. When a carbonyl compound is treated with a Wittig reagent, the carbonyl oxygen atom is replaced by the negatively charged alkyl group bonded to the phosphorus—that is, the C=O is converted to a C=C.