Vetter, Anna C., Müller-Bunz, Helge, Muldoon, Jimmy, and Nikitin, Kirill
Subjects
WITTIG reaction, CARBOXYLATES, PHOSPHONIUM compounds, ION pairs, POINT processes, TAUTOMERISM, COORDINATION polymers
Abstract
We have earlier shown how the Wittig chemistry can be done using novel Eigenbase phosphonium carboxylate reagents. Here we discuss the phenomenon of ion pairing, their solution tautomerism, solid-state structure, and mechanistic aspects of olefination. The results point to a complex process involving unfamiliar H-bond-driven ion-pair equilibria followed by standard Wittig reaction steps. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]