Trans Stereoselectivity in the Reaction of Cyclic Phosphonium Salts with Aromatic Aldehydes

Abstract
The Wittig olefination of substituted aromatic aldehydes with ylides from phosphorinanium salts [RCH2P(Ph)(CH2)5]+Br- in which the phosphorus atom is incorporated into a six-membered ring, is E-selective.

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