Wittig reaction

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Etymology

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The Wittig reaction was discovered in 1954 by Georg Wittig.

Noun

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Wittig reaction (plural Wittig reactions)

  1. A chemical reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a triphenyl phosphonium ylide to give an alkene and triphenylphosphine oxide.

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