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Use of Wittig reaction for synthesizing α,β-unsaturated and polyenoic acids

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The reaction of carbethoxymethylenetriphenylphosphorane with various aldehydes is a general method of synthesizing esters of α,β-unsaturated and polyenoic acids.

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  1. N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, USSR

    V. F. Kucherov, B. G. Kovalev, I. I. Nazarova & L. A. Yanovskaya

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  2. B. G. Kovalev
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Kucherov, V.F., Kovalev, B.G., Nazarova, I.I. et al. Use of Wittig reaction for synthesizing α,β-unsaturated and polyenoic acids. Russ Chem Bull 9, 1405–1407 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00907680

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